No no. Simply referring to the tools ;-) BTW I find a lot of comfort in being told that it's the man that matters, not the tools ;-)
Tim (doing his best to divert the thread) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 9. februar 2007 00:20 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday? Wait a minute! Who you callin' a ... Tim Øsleby wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- 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
