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Re: Guys, guys...

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Posted by xenon101 on January 15, 2002 at 16:37:22

In Reply to: Guys, guys... posted by jj on January 15, 2002 at 13:38:05:

My point precisely. As I stated, "It's the end result that counts - not the equipment used."

I feel it's a bit disingenuous to pass off personal opinion as "facts." When if fact, the fact is not a fact...uhhh...mmm...you get the idea. And it's obvious that the Romy dude, is not quite totally in touch with the current state-of-the-art in film or digital photography. As such, (and as funny as I think he is), he should refrain from passing personal opinion and heresay off as irrefutable "facts." (Comments on Hasselblad being assembled in the Far East, and Leica "boiling glass" in the Far East.)

Each has a small shred of truth. The Fuji X-Pan is a joint venture between Fuji and Hasselblad, and is assembled by Fuji. However, this hardly represents the bulk of Hasselblad's output. Comparing the assembly quality between Fuji and Hasselblad is ridiculous as the cameras assembled by the two companies have nothing in common.

Likewise, stating that Leica makes lenses in Japan again has a shred of truth. Two of the "R" series zooms are made in Japan for Leica. They are Leica designs and manufactured to Leica standards. However, two lenses out of the entire "M" series and "R" series line is hardly significant when compared to the number manufactured in Germany. Yet, when you read Romy's post, you get the idea that Leica is farming out all of their lens production.

Photography is such a process dependent activity, that blanket, one-size-fits-all pronouncements are silly and mostly fall into the personal preference category. That's all I was trying to point out in my first post, which was answered by Romy calling into question my familiarity with photography, which I tried to address in my second post.

For exaample, is Fuji Crystal Archive paper "the best"? Sure, for a Lightjet print - you bet. For a print of a wedding picture photographed on Kodak Portra film. Absolutely the WORST choice. So, there you have it - one product that's the best and worst - process/usage dependent.

As with all activities that involve investing in equipment, I advise looking at function, what you need, what you like - and then making up your own mind. You know, Minolta makes some nice cameras too...

Peace..and may you be blessed with many good exposures...

xenon101

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