A mantra well-known to my ears -- well-used to hearing my own words come back to me. . .
Sad but true. keith whaley Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > 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 ...
