The surprise do you credit, Shel. :-) You came across as a bit... patronising, I think. Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:10 PM Subject: Re: Leica Goes Digital
Seems like you, to, misunderstood the context and intent of my comment. I was just surprised that jens was surprised at the accomplishments of his country. It just seemed to me that the size or the population or any such thing would have no bearing on what the people could achieve. Jens being surprised just surprised me. Shel > From: DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 9/17/2004 9:56:45 AM > Subject: Re: Leica Goes Digital > > Yup, and distributed over a population being about as large as a medium > US city is very impressing. > > Sorry Shel, that was not very nice. > > DagT > > På 17. sep. 2004 kl. 18.44 skrev Jostein: > > > Shel, > > What's so wrong about being proud of one's own country? > > I think it's pretty impressing that TWO of the most prestigious > > companies in digital photo are Danish. Imacon is one, PhaseOne is the > > other. > > > > Jostein, > > of the country that gave the world the paper clip and the cheese > > razor... LOL > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:14 PM > > Subject: RE: Leica Goes Digital > > > > > >> Why be amazed? Are the people of your country dullards, ignorant, > > stupid? > >> Do they lack technical skills and ability? Are they by and large > >> illiterate? > >> > >> Shel > >> > >>> From: Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> I am amazed that a company from a small county like the one, I > > live in - > >>> Denmark - has participated in developing the digital backs for > > Leica R8 > >> and > >>> R9. Danish Imacon has developed these backs, in cooperation with > > Kodak. It > >>> seems like Denmark has now become a player in the world market for > >>> photographic equipment, such as digital backs for MF and other > > cameras > >>> (Leica) as well as high end professional scanners. > >> > >> > >> > > >
