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Re[2]: [OM] Mandler 50mm f/2 Summicron-M tested

Subject: Re[2]: [OM] Mandler 50mm f/2 Summicron-M tested
From: JIM_TEO@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:57:49 +0800
     

34 PM


Doris wrote:
     
>        Riiiiiiiight. You think guys like Sebatiao Salgado, David Allan 
>       Harvey, Bill Allard, etc. are just pretentious fools  who are
>       showing off their Leitz Jewelry ? Nice fantasy. Dream on...
     
     
No, I don't doubt their ability, but there are plenty of camera owners who 
buy Leica for the name of the front.  The world of advertising is now based 
on brand identity - from Nike to MacDonalds, with Leica, Hasselblad, Rolex 
and a million others in between.  Your status is indicated by the name on 
your watch, your trainers and your car.  How many people think Hasselblad 
must be so great because it's been on the moon etc etc?  Too many to count. 
But does it mean anything back on planet earth?  Nope, only higher prices 
because they're paying for the name (this doesn't mean that all Hassy users 
have shit for brains, so don't flame me).
     
Also, I don't doubt that Leica make superb cameras.  The point is that when 
I take a photo with my OMs and with a Leica it may be impossible to see a 
difference.  Which begs the question of what is the Leica owner paying for? 
But if they're happy....  I think far too many people are hung up on brand 
names above other aspects of photography (and watches and cars and tennis 
racquets and shoes and... ad infinitum).
     
Simon E.
     
     
     Well there are mainly two catagories of camera owmers / users, one is 
     those who are truely appreciate and fully utillise their camera system 
     capabilities.
     
     The other belongs to the collector's category, buying whatever the 
     best they could afford. They admire their collections, used it one a 
     blue moon and put back on the shelf for good. So over the decades, 
     their camera will still looks in mint conditions.
     
     To compare the picture quality taken by each individual lens by 
     different makers, normal print in 4R will never helps. At least the 
     size of 12 X 14, then you could pass the verdict of their true 
     performance.
     
     Ultimately, a good picture depend on the person behind the viewfinder 
     and Not the brand of camera system used. 
     
     
     Jim Teo.  


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