Leitz. Posted March 2, 2023 Share #101 Posted March 2, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think at this point this thread is a prime candidate for closing 😀 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Siriusone59 Posted March 2, 2023 Share #102 Posted March 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Ko.Fe. said: I just realized Mr. Funky Voice has no idea what he is talking about. He is soo clueless and totally ignorant after he was told about his lies on very first day. He credibility just went zero. Unsubscribing from this dross. Somehow I don't think he will be bothered by your choice, he's been at it for a while now and most of the time his posts are considered useful. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted March 2, 2023 Share #103 Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ko.Fe. said: He is soo clueless and totally ignorant after he was told about his lies on very first day. He credibility just went zero. Unsubscribing from this dross. All I'm seeing is a bunch of Leica diehards desperate to dismiss someone who is not AS diehard. I took part in that survey and answered completely honestly. I was very happy to see the top % answers all reflected my own opinion. The main reasons I like Leica is the simplicity, the lack of unnecessary functions that get in your way as a photographer. If more cameras would ditch the video features and plethora of buttons and switches the more I'd be happy. All the recent Leica cameras I've had are very simple to set up, then operate - when all you want is a nice camera to take photographs with - my M240, Leica Q and SL. It's hard to understand how that is characterised as 'clueless and ignorant'. Edited March 2, 2023 by Chris W 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
52K Posted March 2, 2023 Share #104 Posted March 2, 2023 Haters gonna hate... it's so funny and so predictable. Matt's actually a decent bloke and very knowledgable. More importantly, I've never heard him put anyone else down. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted March 2, 2023 Share #105 Posted March 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Chris W said: All I'm seeing is a bunch of Leica diehards desperate to dismiss someone who is not AS diehard. I took part in that survey and answered completely honestly. I was very happy to see the top % answers all reflected my own opinion. The main reasons I like Leica is the simplicity, the lack of unnecessary functions that get in your way as a photographer. If more cameras would ditch the video features and plethora of buttons and switches the more I'd be happy. All the recent Leica cameras I've had are very simple to set up, then operate - when all you want is a nice camera to take photographs with - my M240, Leica Q and SL. It's hard to understand how that is characterised as 'clueless and ignorant'. What are you writing about? Dude simply lied what Leica is the only company making digital rangefinders. He got caught on it on first day and still keeps this lie up. How it is hard to understand what some of us are not accepting blatant lies? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tri_fom Posted March 2, 2023 Share #106 Posted March 2, 2023 So some on here are offended by Mr Leica but not Leica themselves? Seriously? Get over yourselves. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted March 2, 2023 Share #107 Posted March 2, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, 52K said: Haters gonna hate... it's so funny and so predictable. Matt's actually a decent bloke and very knowledgable. More importantly, I've never heard him put anyone else down. He might be knowledgeable on something for sure. Like how to get paid for wedding photos. But saying what only Leica makes digital rangefinder is so 1984. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted March 2, 2023 Author Share #108 Posted March 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Ko.Fe. said: What are you writing about? Dude simply lied what Leica is the only company making digital rangefinders. He got caught on it on first day and still keeps this lie up. How it is hard to understand what some of us are not accepting blatant lies? All I see in the comments for that video is him apologizing for forgetting about the PixII, thanking posters for reminding him about it, and saying he'll try and get one for review. Not sure where you got the idea that he lied about anything. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malko Posted March 2, 2023 Share #109 Posted March 2, 2023 gotta say, I've always liked his videos. Not sure what's going on on some of those model shooting trips to Poland, but that's none of my business. As far as his views on the gear situation goes, he's always been honest and has always backed up any claim he made. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsleica Posted March 2, 2023 Share #110 Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) He is a youtuber.. Expect some mistakes in there..he is only human.. Pixii makes RF's..but with such a short history...who really knows how long they will be around.. And.. perhaps... not worth much of a mention as they are not a major player in this regard. They dont even make lenses..not even 1..that is specific to their camera line..or farm out a lens for someone else to make for them.. How can they be taken seriously as a major player in RF manufacture? If they go out of business..they will be quickly forgotten. Edited March 2, 2023 by tsleica 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 2, 2023 Share #111 Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Personal attacks on physical attributes such as a 'funky voice' are surely not welcome on the forum, even if meant light-heartedly. This fellow is from my home town, and we all talk like that (albeit with varying levels of croak). After getting bombed horribly in some of the worst blitzes of World War 2*, undeterred, we went on to win the FA Cup in 1987. This streak of success continued in 2021 when we were awarded UK's "City of Culture" ...despite none of it having existed there since the late 1970's (when we produced perhaps the greatest band of all time 'The Specials'). What I am really trying to say is that we try our best and, luckily for Matt, are an extremely resilient bunch. ----------------- *Off-Topic Side note: The phrase "sent to Coventry" (commonly used in UK to mean that no-one will talk to you) stems from this time - the allies had broken the German code and therefore knew that attacks were imminent on Coventry. However, to increase air defences there would have alerted the Germans to the fact that the code had been broken. So the city was sacrificed, and subsequently flattened by some of the most extensive bombing of the war. Edited March 2, 2023 by grahamc 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Vonn Posted March 2, 2023 Share #112 Posted March 2, 2023 3 hours ago, grahamc said: 'The Specials' The very best concerts, better then anywhere else, were always the ones they did in Coventry. (Apologies for veering off, back on topic we go). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted March 3, 2023 Share #113 Posted March 3, 2023 6 hours ago, grahamc said: *Off-Topic Side note: The phrase "sent to Coventry" (commonly used in UK to mean that no-one will talk to you) stems from this time - the allies had broken the German code and therefore knew that attacks were imminent on Coventry. However, to increase air defences there would have alerted the Germans to the fact that the code had been broken. So the city was sacrificed, and subsequently flattened by some of the most extensive bombing of the war. I hate to pop your bubble, but given that the phrase "sent to Coventry" in the usage of "shunned for misbehavior" was first recorded in 1765 (and probably used even earlier), that story about its origin is improbable. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sent-to-coventry.html It is certainly true that protecting intel "means and sources" by occasionally refusing to act on the intel provided is fairly common practice. Just an extension of "In War, Truth must be protected by a bodyguard of Lies." Whether that happened to Coventry is highly debated by historians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Blitz 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 3, 2023 Share #114 Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, adan said: I hate to pop your bubble, but given that the phrase "sent to Coventry" in the usage of "shunned for misbehavior" was first recorded in 1765 (and probably used even earlier), that story about its origin is improbable. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sent-to-coventry.html It is certainly true that protecting intel "means and sources" by occasionally refusing to act on the intel provided is fairly common practice. Just an extension of "In War, Truth must be protected by a bodyguard of Lies." Whether that happened to Coventry is highly debated by historians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Blitz Thanks for the clarification about “sent to coventry”, I had meant to write “may stem from” as I wasn’t sure. Appreciate the heads up as I have often wondered. I wasn’t aware that there was any debate about the intel sacrifice, so that’s interesting also. There certainly isn’t any such even-handeness on the many local plaques in the areas that were devastated by some of the heaviest bombing seen by the Luftwaffe I am also pleased that we agree about The Specials 😎😊 Edited March 3, 2023 by grahamc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted March 3, 2023 Share #115 Posted March 3, 2023 18 hours ago, Ko.Fe. said: What are you writing about? Dude simply lied what Leica is the only company making digital rangefinders. He didn't 'lie', he forgot to mention Pixii. Really? You are going to dismiss someone and slag them off publicly because they forgot to mention an extremely niche camera that practically no one has ever heard of????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted March 3, 2023 Share #116 Posted March 3, 2023 14 hours ago, tsleica said: He is a youtuber.. Expect some mistakes in there..he is only human.. Pixii makes RF's..but with such a short history...who really knows how long they will be around.. And.. perhaps... not worth much of a mention as they are not a major player in this regard. I think he just genuinely forgot. He could have gone back and reshot the video, but Pixii wasn't really the point of the video or the point he was trying to make - which is that he often chooses Voigtlander over Leica LENSES. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted March 3, 2023 Share #117 Posted March 3, 2023 15 hours ago, logan2z said: All I see in the comments for that video is him apologizing for forgetting about the PixII, thanking posters for reminding him about it, and saying he'll try and get one for review. Not sure where you got the idea that he lied about anything. Perfectly put! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted March 3, 2023 Share #118 Posted March 3, 2023 Who is pixii? Sounds like a disney movie… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Maclean Posted March 4, 2023 Share #119 Posted March 4, 2023 Mildly relevant to the value of Volgtlander https://ymcinema.com/2023/02/28/cosina-releases-more-cockpit-lenses-the-great-voigtlanders/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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