Jon Hope wrote:
>
> At 15:28 9/01/01, SETH wrote:
>
> >I'm not saying that these things don't merit discussion. They do.
> >It's just that these questions would be better handled in a
> >different forum. I'm glad this list hasn't degenerated into
> >discussing relative merits of tuna packed in oil vs water, but I'm
> >afraid it's not too far off.
>
> Why do they belong in a different forum?
>
> The beauty of this list is that there are a group of people that have a few
> things in common, namely photography, Pentax equipment, and .. um .. other
> things. If items allowed on this list were to be solely based on Pentax
> equipment, I'd imagine the list would die an agonising death pretty
> quickly, and in the meantime would become a very sterile place.
>
> I have come to appreciate the knowledge that many of the posters here are
> willing to share, on many things, photographic or otherwise. The
> experiences of many people have been shared about, hopefully to the benefit
> of many others.
While I, personally, have very little interest on discussions about
darkroom equipment, agitation of developing tanks, etc., I think the
list as a whole benefits from having experts prepared to share their
expertise. But I don't see too much darkroom gear with a Pentax badge.
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