[rollei_list] Re: "I don't let my emotions get in the way" (was: OT / prove it !)

  • From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:40:33 -0800

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry,

There you go again. The feel you talk about is subjective. Some
require a real tool, other simply desire a real tool. But it is the
user who defines what is a "real tool."

Peter K.


On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:09:51 -0800, Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wro=
te:
> Allen,
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> That feeling sometimes applies when picking up a real tool type tool.
> I much prefer the tactile feel of a Snap-On ratchet handle as contrasted
> to a Craftsman with it's sharp corners and edges.
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> For me the most pleasant tactile feeling cameras are Rolleiflexes and
> Leicas, possibly because I have used them since 1947.  Leica goofed
> once, when they made a certain series of 90mm f2.0 Summicrons,
> whose aperture controls worked in the Nikon/Contax direction. Leica
> recognized their error and returned to their standard direction.
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> Jerry
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> Allen Zak wrote:
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> > On Mar 31, 2005, at 12:07 PM, Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at 10:17  PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> > >
> > >> I don't let my emotions get in the way of picking up a tool.
> > >
> > > A shame, because I have found that LETTING my emotions "get in the wa=
y"
> > > has really made my work so much more enjoyable!
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> >
> > Totally agree.  When I love my camera (Rolleiflex), I always get better
> > photographs.  Or at least, I better enjoy making them.  When ifielding
> > a camera I don't care about (Nikon), I still get good pix.  So you see,
> > it does matter, after all.
> >
> > Allen Zak
>=20
>=20


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Peter K
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