Erwin Vereecken wrote:
> Now this posting was an ultimate example
> of what stupid gossip can lead too.
No disagreement there <g>.
> The words used were appears and apparently,
> which is quite close to hard facts in my book,
> and were written by a pretty respected member
> of the photographic community.
This is what I call the "Qualifier Game". When you say that
something is "pretty close to hard facts" tells me that you
don't think it is a hard fact. What does that statement
mean? Either something is a fact or it's not, hard or
otherwise. Mikes use of the words "appears" and "apparently"
tells me that there's a speculative element in his comments.
These words qualify what he said - and since his job is working
with words, I believe he chooses his words carefully, and meant
~exactly~ what he said, not what you or others think he meant.
That said, many people are not specific when they speak or
write, and say one thing while meaning, or implying, another.
Therefore, when reading a statement such as Mikes, a number of
people will conclude that what he's saying is a "fact" or that
it's something he believes is true.
Because of this aspect of contemporary communication, I feel
that the list would have been better served by a clearer
statement from Mike, one in which he would have noted where his
information came from, and, perhaps a pointer to Gandy's site so
we could make up our own minds about the veracity of the
supposition. Your subsequent comment about context is, IMO,
quite valid.
> BTW Shel, great review of the 43mm,
> looking forward to your evalution of
> the results.
Thank you. It's one of the few lenses that I own that really
excites me.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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My best work is often almost unconscious
and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it."
-Sam Abell; "Stay This Moment"
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