Yep. Well said. Matjaz
> It's getting damned tiresome going through my email and getting the > feeling that since I, as an unapologetic fan of Pentax and Pentax > gear, appear to be unwelcome on the PDML. It is now, I notice, become > fashionably oh-so-clever to refer to Pentax fans as cheerleaders, in a > pejorative sense. Isn't that fun? > > But you know what? Kiss my ass. Enjoying my Pentax gear, and reading > about others who enjoy theirs, is just as valid a use for this list as > the constant whining and grinding negatism pouring from the fingers of > those among us who apparently feel the need to worry about what other > people use to take photographs. > > So you use another camera brand. I couldn't care less. Why do you > spend your time and energy worrying about what I use? Why do you feel > the need to insult me because I use a brand you don't like? Are you > really that pathetic? > > Are you angry at Pentax? Fine. Sell your Pentaxes, get another camera, > and get the hell over it. Just stop shouting at me because I haven't > mustered up enough outrage to suit you. If you feel personally > insulted by business decisions made by a camera manufacturer, I > suggest you get out of photography and go find some actual issues to > occupy your time. > > I know someone is going to accuse me of trying to censor the list, or > that I'm too sensitive, or that I can't stand criticism of Pentax. > Bullshit. Valid criticism is fine. I've engaged in it myself. Anyone > who knows me can tell you I'm hardly sensitive. And you know I don't > censor the list. > > All I ask is that you give me a break. If you don't like Pentax, > that's cool with me. Just get off my back if I say I like it. > >
