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Subject: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
From: liangjiyang at gmail.com (Kay Yang)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:11:04 -0700
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When I grew up, my family was probably poorer than most people's here. But
I learned early to work my ass off in order to fare well financially. If I
had to work 20 hours a day to get by, I would just do that.



On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
richardmanphoto.com>wrote:

> Yes, but I bet that you have never been in the situations that of the
> people you denigrated.
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, the world is much bigger than the profiles you have in your mind.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
> > richardmanphoto.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > I'm just profiling. You know, live in Seattle, own high end expensive
> > > medium format and Leica cameras. Denigrate people for being poor. Use a
> > > Japanese photog as online nickname... :-)
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why not? Yes, medium format film is expensive but it's cheaper than
> the
> > > > price of a pack of cigarettes in new york. Do you ask smokers on the
> > > street
> > > > if they used to work for MSFT?
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Richard Man <
> > richard at richardmanphoto.com
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > So let me guess, did you use to work for MSFT or something?  I
> mean,
> > > why
> > > > > else would someone shoot cosplay pictures with medium format film
> > and I
> > > > bet
> > > > > those are Hasselblad and not a cheapie Yashica,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I totally second on the health problem point. But that does not
> > > > > contradict
> > > > > > the example I was giving.  In my example, the beggar wanted $4 to
> > > buy a
> > > > > > McDonald's meal, which is far worse to your health than a loaf of
> > > > > > wonderbread for $1.50 or $2.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Actually I am not involved in the comics world. I was just
> > practicing
> > > > my
> > > > > > portrait skills there.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Tina Manley <
> images at comporium.net
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I bake all of my own bread and the rye is wonderful (if I do
> say
> > so
> > > > > > > myself).  It might be cheaper to buy Wonderbread but you will
> pay
> > > for
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > later with health problems.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tina
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Mark Rabiner <
> > > mark at rabinergroup.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I met a guy the other day who bakes his own rye bread.
> > > > > > > > I'm going to do the same. I don't care if my oven melts my
> > > > > > refrigerator.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - - from my iRabs.
> > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner
> > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > > > > > > www.tinamanley.com
> > > > > > >
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