jjs wrote:
> "Charles Hohenstein" <chohensteGeneRobinson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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>> In article <13s1diph9igha7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> I'm blushing!!!
>> I agree. I just wish that you were active on APUG.
>
> APUG is an inbred clique of a dozen or so people. They hate expertise
> outside of their domain. I am very happy Richard is 'out there' (which
is
> here) for the Rest of Us.
>
>
While we all know that this is an expensive hobby, I'd add that unless you
spend $$$ on
your LF equipment, you'll feel out of place.
Heaven forbid you advocate using a Componon lens as a taking lens, you're
likely to be run
out on rails. Building a camera? some will say it looks nice, but the
general response
will be "yeah, but my Canham (or Wista, Sinar, Chaminox, etc) is more
precise, blah, blah,
blah. Of course those of us who just can't afford Richard Ritter's new
20x24 camera, but
want to shoot ULF are heretics, how can it possibly be precise, etc. I
could go on for
hours, but I'll bite my tongue and leave it at the majority of the people
there are photo
elitists, and camera fondlers. (I do own a few Sinars, bought for far less
then market
value (even today's very depressed prices) but enjoy my homebuilt cameras
much more.)
My presence on APUG has diminished, and of all the forums, I spend more
time on Nelsonfoto
more than anything these days.
erie
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