Re: [Leica] <no subject>

[Bernard Delgado <delgado@nytimes.com>]

Actually, I found Small's posting more interesting than all the posts on
timepieces & automobiles. His points are flamboyant BUT on topic.
- -Bernard

>It would seem that Mr. Small is a very angry control-freak (try HIS Rollei
>list to see what I mean) and, IMO, he defaces the LUG with posts such as
>this:
>
>
> . . .At 09:31 PM 8/10/1999 EDT, Tom Abrahamson foolishly queried:
>      A metered 3F with a 1/125 flash synch, 1/2000 top
>      speed and a price of around $450. Wouldn't that be a beauty!
>
>    Well, to be rude, no.  A Cosina Piece of Shit remains a Cosina Piece of
>Shit, Tom, however you slice it.  It isn't a Leica, and if you think  is,
>well, I'd hold my peace, if I were you:  your income is gauged by your
>credibility within the Leica community and if the word starts getting
>around that you believe some Cosina garbage is Leica-like, well, brother,
>you will simply cause apoplexy from the laughter which results among the
>cognescenti.  Cosina is a junk company making junk.  Better than a lot of
>Oriental junk, but, for the all of it, still junk.  It is NOT of Leitz
>quality nor of Leica quality.  It is junk by these standards.  Great flash
>speeds and it is broken and unrepairable in six months.  A wonderful way to
>spend your $450.  A IIIc would make more sense, with a Kontakt.
>
>Can we just keep this list on-target?  It is the LEICA Users Group.  Not
>the Cosina Users Group.  Not the Nikon Users Group.  Not the Contax Users
>Group.  Not the Hasselblad Users Group.  It is CERTAINLY not that erudite
>chamber, the Rollei List.
>
>Marc