photogdave
Shops local
Our old buddy has gone to gargantuan efforts to trash the Leica Minilux Zoom, and Leica users in general:
http://kenrockwell.com/leica/minilux-zoom.htm
I'm starting to think he does this on purpose because he knows we'll talk about him here and it will generate hits to his site. We should start ignoring him.
http://kenrockwell.com/leica/minilux-zoom.htm
I'm starting to think he does this on purpose because he knows we'll talk about him here and it will generate hits to his site. We should start ignoring him.
Cale Arthur
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Solinar
Analog Preferred
Or he's the quintessential amateur photographer with a prejudice against Leica. For example: Leicas aren't for people who work.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Gets off on a great start:
I wonder what he'd write if somebody removed the word "Ricoh" from the digital GRD, and put a red dot on it. He'd probably call it a basic point-and-shoot for multimillionaire people.
I wonder what he'd write if somebody removed the word "Ricoh" from the digital GRD, and put a red dot on it. He'd probably call it a basic point-and-shoot for multimillionaire people.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
He's to the rangefinders what paparazzi are to good taste and photography?
Paul T.
Veteran
Well... in regard to the Minlux, as a new camera, wasn't he right? It had a nice lens, but that was about it.
photogdave
Shops local
Agreed, it's not a great camera. So why does he take the time to write a whole page on how crappy he thinks it is?
Too much time on his hands!
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Agreed, it's not a great camera. So why does he take the time to write a whole page on how crappy he thinks it is?
Too much time on his hands!
I wouldn't be surprised if he made a review of pinhole cameras and declare that they're faulty for lacking a lens, autofocus, and a preview screen. The Nikon D3 would be, on the other hand, --along with the F6-- Zeus's gift to photographers.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Agreed, it's not a great camera. So why does he take the time to write a whole page on how crappy he thinks it is?
Too much time on his hands!
Because it's a Leica and thus has great potential as a spoon with which to stir the pot.
ferider
Veteran
Much simpler than that. He bought one on ebay, and it sucked ....
dazedgonebye
Veteran
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Nay......
We should do the reverse - continually hit his site so that page downloads etc. go over his monthly max thereby incurring a charge from his hosting company
Dave
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Yeah. If he got enough hits, maybe he could attract Leica as a sponsor.
Oooh. You guys are evyl.
Al Patterson
Ferroequinologist
But obvioulsy YOU chose to post this here with a call for us to ignore him. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction? Now, off to check the link.
(Please note the above message includes sarcasm...)
Arvay
Obscurant
I wonder why KR fell into minilux reminiscences in the middle of 2008...A kind of graphomania? Or he became older and feeling a kind of film nostalgie?
Tuolumne
Veteran
Agreed, it's not a great camera. So why does he take the time to write a whole page on how crappy he thinks it is?
Too much time on his hands!
The name of the Web content game is "fresh material". Sometimes it's hard to go deep and substantive so you go shallow and flashy instead. But it's still fresh content.
/T
jan normandale
Film is the other way
Ken R
Ken R
This is a quote from Ken on his Zoom Minilux review
Please forgive my cranky attitude throughout this review, but neither this Leica, the Nikon 35Ti or Konica Hexar, to which I'll often refer in this review, do everything I want for serious photography.
It's an opinion.
Ken is an enthusiastic guy who set up a website early on. Due to that he gets a lot of hits. His comments about Leica are not unique to him. Just go on a digital SLR forum. The Philidelphia Leica UG has a satire on Leica cameras. Those comments are everywhere. To the point, none of us needs a licence to write, nor does Ken.
He's put up some handy reviews for MOR photography and he's helped people by doing this. I've corresponded with him and he's just a guy who likes photography; sometimes he's serious sometimes he's not. Similar to RFF? I think so.
If each of us put up a webpage like his, I know there would be a large number of people who would trash our work and observations. I don't think Ken needs the hits from RFF, he's already getting plenty.
Ken R
This is a quote from Ken on his Zoom Minilux review
Please forgive my cranky attitude throughout this review, but neither this Leica, the Nikon 35Ti or Konica Hexar, to which I'll often refer in this review, do everything I want for serious photography.
It's an opinion.
Ken is an enthusiastic guy who set up a website early on. Due to that he gets a lot of hits. His comments about Leica are not unique to him. Just go on a digital SLR forum. The Philidelphia Leica UG has a satire on Leica cameras. Those comments are everywhere. To the point, none of us needs a licence to write, nor does Ken.
He's put up some handy reviews for MOR photography and he's helped people by doing this. I've corresponded with him and he's just a guy who likes photography; sometimes he's serious sometimes he's not. Similar to RFF? I think so.
If each of us put up a webpage like his, I know there would be a large number of people who would trash our work and observations. I don't think Ken needs the hits from RFF, he's already getting plenty.
fawate
Member
Ok, guys, I also believe that it is a bit strange to start a review of such a product in 2008. However, I never enjoyed these cameras anyway and his comments, while they seem a bit sarcastic, is not completely off the mark. All exaggerations put aside, I would not think about using a Minilux myself.
Dektol Dan
Well-known
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photogdave
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Usually I pay him no mind and take his "information" for what it's worth. As an example I've mentioned before in other threads I agree with his views about computers, software, monitor calibration, printing etc. almost 100%. He is very knowledgeable in these areas and his views are often proven facts.
However, his ignorant bashing of Leica users is more than an opinion. It's silly and rude. If a statement like this: "Leicas aren't for people who work. This Leica is for people rich enough to hire photographers and buy fine art, not for photographers themselves" is meant to be humorous, he should at least use emoticons!
Or at least back up his statements by proving he has tried Leicas and can speak from experience.
Or maybe he just shares a sense of humor with the likes of sitemistic et al. and I'm not getting it.