Some Leica oriented blogs
and websites seem to be an irresistible magnet for the Leica haters. The moment a new post appears, they come out
in droves, only to spew forth their venom.
I have decided to report on this here from time to time. This is not an attempt to whitewash any valid
criticism, however, it is meant to highlight how ridiculous some of these
comments are.
A while ago one of the
Leica blogs reported on the Leica Gallery in Salzburg showing works by Leica
photographer and Jazz trumpeter Till Brönner.
Because of the severe negativity of the comments accompanying this
article, I will refrain from posting a link.
The article reported about
the exhibition and accompanied it with one of Bönner’s photographs.
From the exhibition "Faces of
Talent"
Here are some of the
comments:
Oh come on leica, what a
joke! another wannabe photographer. give your camera to a true pro photographer
and not to musicians who wear your cameras like rolex.
That title photo is really
disturbing.
Agreed. Looks like an
assh*le. Literally.
Oh yes brother, that's
exactly what came to my mind as soon as I saw it.
Yeah except that 'disturbing'
would be an understatement...it's gross...ugh.
The comments below about
assh*le is spot on.
What were they thinking?
I'm usually much too much
a gentleman to comment on one like this...but it does remind me of the view of
the south end of a north bound Pug.
It takes one to know one,
I guess.
One might argue that these
comments are in regard to the photo, that they have nothing to do with Leica as
such. However, I have been following the
comments of this and many other posts on a regular basis. They usually accompany articles about Leicas. I could probably fill a book. While these comments were mostly in regard to
the photograph, they are generally just as severe when it comes to the Leica
company and cameras. For instance, a
while ago several Nikon owners criticized Leica for making some of their
equipment in their plant in Portugal instead of in Germany. One even went as far as saying that all Leica
equipment is made in Portugal and that they package and ship it from Germany in
order to be able to say that it is made in Germany. Obviously this is totally false. These people ignore the fact that
much of their camera equipment is not made in Japan but elsewhere, like China
and Laos. When it comes to Nikon and
Canon equipment, the comments usually are much more professional and on topic.
Of course the comments on
that site had to come around to attacking Leica and Leica owners directly:
"Check that 400x80
canvas print of Salzburg 360 panorama, asking price "only" Eur 7800.
Oh my...they probably
think Leica crowd is mad when it comes to money."
"Priced right...for
idiots that is...and those unskilled Leica owners that don't believe they could
produce this 800x40 print on canvas by themselves for about ~US$250"
I can’t figure out why
people need to be so hateful about the Leica.
After all, many of their cameras of choice are made by a company that got its initial start by blatantly coping the Leica in the first
place. To me it shows a good dose of an
inferiority complex that seems to create the need for these negative comments,
the photographic equivalent of penis envy.
What do you think?
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