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

  • From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:04:07 -0800

Peter,

BS!  Craftsman wrenches hurt my hands with their sharp edges and
corners.  Snap-Ons don't.  But I forgot, you are not a mechanic.

Jerry


"Peter K." wrote:

> 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,
> >=20
> > 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.
> >=20
> > 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.
> >=20
> > Jerry
> >=20
> > Allen Zak wrote:
> >=20
> > > 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
>
> --=20
> Peter K
> =D3=BF=D5=AC


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