Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Several years ago, I had to start up the DUG because talk of digital on this list was often met with hostility. Old habits die hard. But I still think that film is more fun. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 4:13 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Treadmill II The reality, Bob, which was apparent before digital became such a topic of conversation here, is that you can say just so many things about a brick that exposes film. ;-) As to the lenses, what is there to say after you've said 'Spectacular!' in a dozen different languages? That's probably why we used to expend so much bandwidth on Scotch, motorcycles, cars, pens, and just about every other object fetish. At least the current digital discussions really do have something to do with photography, and photography is what Leica ownership is really all about, isn't it? On 1/16/06 4:28 PM, "Bob Haight" <rhaightjr@yahoo.com> wrote: > All this talk about film vs. digital is really > irrelevant to those who look to this list for > thoughts, examples and discourse on the use of Leica M products. The > regrettable reality that Leica Ms may no longer be "main stream" > hopefully will not prevent those who do use Leica products from > bantering about, here, ideas and comments on Leica Ms. The forum topic > will always be of interest to those who partake. Once > the digital M comes out, and who knows when that will > be given the experience of DMR, the discourse will > then naturally involve digital imaging. But, to > compare or argue the advantages of a Canon DSLR over > my IIIg really makes no sense to me, since I elect to > use my Leica as is and talk about here. Bob Haight > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information