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Re: Lenses reviews

2003-10-04 by Duncan Staples

Mitch/Austin:

Go info.  I have never seen this behavior but I have never 
specifically looked for it.  Thanks for the info.

Duncan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mitch Alland 
<malland@x> wrote:
> > I know Michael and can state without a doubt that he has no agenda
> > and is not biased in any way by any of the equipment 
manufacturers or
> > other outside factors.  Granted you are reading his opinions, but 
his
> > opinions are experienced and educated and he will not hesitate to 
say
> > something is a piece of crap if it is.
> 
> I wonder more about his eye and judgment: in his review of the 1270 
he 
> stated that it printed neutral B&W "straight out the box" (i.e., 
with 
> the Epson drive and Epson profiles), and then repeated that claim 
for 
> the 2200. Some of his other judgments on some digital SLRs being 
better 
> or equal to medium format film cameras are also, to say the least, 
> questionable.
> 
> BTW, on his forum, he seems sometimes to get irascible: several 
times 
> when a poster questioned his statements or judgments he responded 
that 
> he doesn't have time for this type of this thing and would rather 
go 
> out and take pictures -- a strange and unpleasant type of statement 
for 
> someone who tests so much equipment and spends so much time writing 
> about it. As Austin states: when challenged Reichmann takes his 
marbles 
> and goes home.
> 
> --Mitch/Paris

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