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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica future and diehard fans
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Aug 25 18:02:17 2005
References: <BF33B03F.1A8AA%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Sure, trolls are bad on any list.

Scott

Mark Rabiner wrote:

>On 8/25/05 2:43 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> typed:
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>>I don't take criticism too hard. Sometimes the recent "digital, get on
>>the bandwagon or be left behind" chit chat really gets my goat (and I
>>actually shoot a digital camera alongside my film gear).
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>>But often the harshest criticism can come from the most diehard
>>(hence saddened or disappointed) fans.   How much criticism of Leica's
>>pricing moves over the last years probably comes from folks who might
>>well most desire to have Leica products but find them out of reach?  Or
>>crit of Leica's level of digital (in)action might be a burning desire for a
>>competitive digi-M or even just a desire to see the survival of the 
>>company?
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>>Maybe the only real "criticism" to worry about is complete indifference.
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>>Scott
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>There's a given given on a camera list that the participants have a moderate
>amount of respect for the camera and actually occasionally use it. Or are
>saving up for one. When one does not have then it just puts an off kilter
>spin to the conversation.  You're just trying to defend your system on the
>most basic of levels as if to an outsider. A hostile outsider even.
>Conversation on more intelligent levels about the subject at hand (Leica)
>becomes difficult to squeeze in.
>Its a given that you have a group of people with a common interest. Here
>that interest would be Leica. Photography, baloney. Leica. I think if you
>are shooting with a Leica you are doing photography.  Stating the
>obvious....
>A troller attacking a list is not news it happens everyday on lists all over
>the internet. 
>They come and go. 
>Ours stays. 
>What this list would be like without this ever gnawing irritating diversion
>is anyone's guess. We'd be twice the size for one....
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>Mark Rabiner
>Photography
>Portland Oregon
>http://rabinergroup.com/
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