Hey, I posted a couple of answers and tried to express my opinion. Everyone is entitled to one (or two or three). I then decided that there was just no point and moved on.Bob,
I believe that in Theodoros's comments, perhaps tone and intent are once again lost in typed words, and perhaps language barriers lead to misread connotations. His passion seems misinterpreted by many here, but his points are nonetheless valid as it relates to MFD. Yes, many times these threads come up, in some form or another but because of the nature of this profession and the ever changing technology this seems to be totally acceptable.
Competition spurs innovation and as stephengilbert has pointed out again, the D800 has done that to MFD in a big way. New members who are criticized by others with their careful placement of catchy emoticons are not ones who opinions I value anyway.
P.S.
Agreed, that personal, insulting comments are to be avoided, and Stan Rox makes a great point, but I think strongly that connotations can be misconstrued or lost in translation as it relates to language differences.
I came back and looked again because of a complaint then locked the thread which is pretty much normal under the circumstances. THEN the "Well then there is no room for debate" thread started.
Listen folks: This should be very clear...
We invite you all to our house for a discussion. Our rules are fairly liberal as to subject and content and have developed over the years based on specific instances where modification has proven to be necessary (the NSFW rule for example which a post of mine caused).
But you have to understand that this is still OUR house. It is not a democracy.
We want a civil and pleasant tone. Say what you want, but respect that there are a lot of opinions out there that may not agree with yours.
I can prove that there is only a bit less than 9 stops of DR in Delta 100 processed normally as long as it is rated at about 80 because I can measure it.
I cannot prove why anybody needs or wants anything no matter how strange it may seem to me.
Moderating is not that easy since it is necessary often to use judgement and experience developed on threads of a similar pattern and then to act before it is too late and devolves into a pissing match.
Those involved are sometimes angry at the mods, but we will continue to do it to preserve this place as an oasis in an unruly internet.
thanks
-bob