Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost
From: "AWSteg" <upstream1@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 21:42:27 -0400
References: <B550CE0E.E5BE%deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>

Depends what you play it back on!  Kinda like using a funky loupe to look at
great work. . .

I'm going shooting tomorrow. . .this computer stuff making me nuts!

Al Steg
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Brownlow" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost


> on 23/5/00 11:35 pm, Fernando Martins at fer@caleida.pt wrote:
>
> > that's because you never (possibly) heard a $20,000 turntable :-)))))))
with a
> > $5000 cartridge and so on... these things are pretty reasonably priced
too --
> > given what they deliver...
>
> All those :)))))) got me confused - you serious???, but speaking as a
> musician, 25k will buy you a semi-pro digital recording studio these days.
> Entirely ludicrous to spend more on reproduction technology than
origination
> technology. The best studio amps/preamps don't even approach those costs.
> Like spending more on a TV than on the movie camera.
>
> Ever sat in a recording studio and listened to playback off a 24-track
> digital master? I have.
>
> One born every minute.
>
> --
> John Brownlow
>
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>
>
>

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