Doug, I'm with you man. --- Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. >
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