And as such, encompasses a wide range of people with different needs, budgets, values, experience, and interests. This is starting to remind me of the HDTV thread a while back. Can't you get it through your thick skull that not everyone can afford or even want the best.
And what hubris you have telling me what I can afford and can't afford. Were you to know my situation you'd take up a collection for me. Further, I have a recent machine and a monitor capable of generating the higher resolution, but I like the resolution at which I work. It's comfortable for my eyes and style, and I've no need/desire to use a higher resolution right now. Web images are a secondary concern for me. I'm more concerned with prints, which I view in real life. May I quote you? " Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > SCREW YOU, WHEN YOU FINALLY UPGRADE SOME > DAY ( WHY ARE YOU WAITING? CANT AFFORD > IT? I DONT BELIEVE THAT ). > YOU WILL ONLY T H E N UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAKES/MADE NO > SENSE TO BE USING THOSE OLD RESOLUTIONS > WHEN YOU CAN/COULD HAVE UPGRADED SO INEXPENSIVELY > TODAY 4/3/07 ! THIS IS A PHOTO GROUP, DUH! > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Shel Belinkoff > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 10:43 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: > WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach... > > > You don't know what you're talking about, or what the "demographic" of > this list is. There are people here who can just barely afford one > camera and a basic lens or two; there are people with various vision > problems; there are people who have more important things to spend their > money on than high-tech gear, such as making house payments, sending > kids through college, caring for ill or infirm family members; students > and those working their way through school or just starting out in life. > I cannot believe that you are so pig-headed as to dis count these > people. > > Photo enthusiast encompass a wide range of people ... y'know, I have a > friend in Peru, I'm her daughter's godfather, and the only computer her > daughter has to use is a very low-spec unit at her school. Should I > discount sender her pics because she doesn't measure up to some > arbitrary elitist standard. I said it before and I'll say it again: > You're a schmuck. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: J. C. O'Connell > > > P.S. I am not having any problems to solve, > > only the people who want me to "dumb way down" > > my posted photos for them are... I suggest > > those still using really old low spec displays find some resizing > > software or something to make them more usable, if they cant be > > bothered to upgrade their "photographically challenged" hardware.... > > As I stated, the hardware needed to see these > > photos in their entirety is NOT even remotely expensive > > today, so it doesnt make sense to continue > > using those older lower resolution display setups, > > ESCPECIALLY if you are in the demographic of > > a photo enthusiast, and anyone reading this forum IS. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
