Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] Leica future and diehard fans
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Aug 25 12:43:19 2005

For once, Greg, why don't you try responding to the argument, rather than
only engage in ad homonym attacks?


On 8/25/05 12:21 PM, "GREG LORENZO" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:

> george lottermoser writes in part:
> 
>>> That brings us back once again to the suggestion that if Leica is to 
>>> have a
>>> future, that future probably lies in producing lenses in Canon and Nikon
>>> mounts, or selling Leica lenses with red dotted Canon and Nikon
>>> adapters, rather than wasting money on trying to produce digital
>>> backs for a tiny handful of diehard fans.
>> 
>> B.D. - I have no idea what the future of Leica, Leaf, Imacon,
>> Sinar, or any other 'high-end' camera/digital/back mfg's may be. 
>> Apparently
>> they're all shuffling to figure it out. They're tools
>> that may or may not work for you. They have nothing to do with
>> 'die-hard' brand loyalty. Your constant background drone of what sounds 
>> like
>> anti-leica mantras really does little to help our understanding of what is
>> going on technically - be it optical, digital, mechanical, electronic or
>> otherwise. 
>> -- 
> 
> Apparently we're supposed to all be greatly impressed by this kind of
> continuous anti-Leica ranting and raving, which has continued for at least 
> the
> last 3 years on the list, because the poser posts a PAW. I believe most 
> people
> are more impressed by what you ARE rather than what you POST.
> 
> I'm not impressed at all by people who continually shout 'FIRE!' in a 
> crowded
> theatre. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from eperea at walkereng.com (Emilio Perea) ([Leica] Leica future and diehard fans)
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