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