I wasn't referring to you personally. I was referring to your dick ;-)
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Papenfuss Sent: 8. februar 2007 20:15 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday? > What I don't understand is why people are so aggressively defending their > position in this debate. It is just tools ;-) > WHO'S A TOOL? I take offense to that... J/K... ;-) -Cory > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 8. februar 2007 18:20 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday? > > > On Feb 8, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > >>>> All of my comments made in this thread regarding >>>> APS and FF lenses (legacy?) were optical quality related >>>> to format (sensor) size, not feature set >>>> issues. That is another unrelated matter altogether. >>> >>> Bullshit. It's part and parcel of what the lens can do. >>> >> So, without consideration of operator error, what exactly does a >> new lens' feature set do to improve the resultant picture quality? >> The >> improved contrast of having autofocus? The increase of sharpness >> due to >> not having an auto-aperture? Bullshit. >> >> If you're too damn lazy to use manual lenses, just say it. It has >> nothing to do with picture quality, except in the context of operator >> error/incompetence/laziness. > > Bullshit seems to be the word this morning. > > If you want to buy a camera and take advantage of half of what you > paid for by using old lenses on it, that's your choice. No question > that you can do some nice work if you know what you're doing. > > But calling someone who wants to take advantage of pattern evaluative > metering, linked AE and focus point, MTF prioritized exposure > metering, automatic recognition of lens focal length for image > stabilization, improved flare control, better image resolution, high > speed/accuracy focusing with fine manual control, etc etc, lazy or > incompetent is truly bullshit. > > All these things can add up to improved picture quality when > exploited to advantage. For either an amateur or a professional > photographer too. There's no doubt that high quality photographs do > not *require* all these capabilities, but they can help. > > You seem to always want to choose doing things the hardest way, Corey. > I don't see any evidence that your choice poses an advantage. > > Godfrey > > -- ************************************************************************* * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************************************* -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
