Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] it DOESN'T work well for leica!
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:20:50 -0400

Okay...NOW we really get down to it....And just WHAT does the "use of Leica
gear imply?"



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Pascal
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 5:06 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: Re: [Leica] it DOESN'T work well for leica!
>
>
> On 12-06-2000 19:36 Joe Codispoti wrote:
>
> >As an example I will name only one instance: Of all the sample
> photos shown
> >by LUG members which were taken with a Noctilux, I cannot name a
> single one
> >whose pictorial merit would justify the enormous expenses of such a lens.
>
> That may be so, Joe, but you forget one crucial aspect: hobby
> photographers take picture for pleasure. There is something more involved
> in this than just getting pictures. It is also the process of actually
> taking a picture which is an experience in itself. And the use of Leica
> gear with all that this implies is, for many users, a substantial element
> in this.
>
> Pascal
> NO ARCHIVE
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