Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D.: I always read your posts with interest and sometimes I agree and sometimes not. I read Nigel's post and did not find it offensive. Would you object to a post of this nature if it had come from someone like me who is not a dealer or a pro but just someone who had an opportunity to compare these two in a real shooting situation? This is not a flame, just an attempt to understand to understand your point of view.Wilcox Ken Wilcox At 09:45 AM 01/24/2002, you wrote: >Nope. > >I know I am viewed as a 'bit' of a raving wildman at times - well, probably >quite often. But given all the thrashing about at one point or another about >commercialism on the LUG, about Ebay, etc., I don't know that my response to >Nigel's sales pitch was at all out of line. No, he didn't say "I am selling >R8s and this is the price." Instead, he set up a strawman, knocked it down, >and left the R8 standing. This wasn't you making the comparison, or some >other LUGer with no financial interest in the outcome of the comparison' >this was a DEALER - someone whose meals and rent/mortgage depend upon the >number of Leica cameras he sells. > >So should a LUGer - including a dealer - respond off-list to someone who >expresses interest in perhaps purchasing a particular lens? Why not. Let's >just skip the on-line not-very-subliminal sales pitches. > >And, BTW, I have nothing against Nigel. I don't know Nigel. I assume Nigel >is a great guy personally and a great guy to do business with. > >B. D. > - ------------------------ Ken Wilcox klw.51(at)home.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html