So ... BFD. When it gets to the point that discriminating people can't even buy good equipment because the companies are busy dumbing down to "most people," it's a sad state of affairs. Name one, new, high-end, fully manual 35mm camera that can be purchased today that's still in production? Maybe the Leica MP ... am I missing something else? Shit, even Leica had to make a "special" camera to feed the demand, albeit small, for a high quality Leica.
Development has essentially been curtailed on slow, extra fine grained, film. No one gives a shit because "most people" don't know what they're missing, because "most people" are happy with mediocre quality at best, because "most people" want slow, medium quality, zoom lenses, and 400 ISO film is a good starting place for them, and because most people want some kind of "digital capture" these days ... "Most people" will never know - and "most people" could never recognize - true quality if it came up to them and bit 'em on the ass. And "most people" wouldn't care anyway, because "good enough" is, indeed, good enough for "most people." Hey, I support "good enough" for "most people." I've recommended cameras, and cars, and audio equipment that was good enough ... but I'm pained whenever I discover that because there are so many "most people" buying so much that is "good enough" produced by companies who care about bottom line rather than excellence, that I, and others of my disposition, can't find products (or services) to meet our needs and desires. So, I don't give a rat's patoot if "most people" are happy with things that are "good enough" if I can't get things that are better than mediocre. And now a bunch of listers are gonna come out with their torches burning and storm the Castle Belinkovite, their cries carrying for miles "We're not most people!" as their mediocre quality torches burn out prematurely and darkness descends upon them. "Holy shit, maybe we shoulda bought a better torch!" "Hey, these were the best they had. Maybe it's the inferior oil." shel ... tired of mediocrity! Herb Chong wrote: > most people is where most of the money comes from 8-). > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: A conversation with Noritsu. > > > "Most people .... " <LOL> Most people lack an appreciation for quality, > > have neither the patience nor temperament to think, work, or act "outside > > the box," and wouldn't know how to do squat unless the whole process was > > automated. Most people want faster cause they can't think slower ...
