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  Bruce Murphy  wrote: 
  
 > > All people who harp on the eliteness of equipment look alike through a 
 > > $40 twin len reflex's viewfinder. 
 > 
 > Well, several of the proponents keep harping on about it, I'm just 
 > trying to get them to stop using all references to such things. 
  
 No, you're the one who (a) thinks people are clueless because they come 
 to a rec.photo.digital group to ask questions about cameras they don't 
 own yet; (b) accuses Thad of being an elitist when there's vanishingly 
 little evidence from his posts to news.groups that he is. 
  
 People post to all the groups asking whether they should buy a Hassey or 
 a Rollei, whether they should get a 4x5 Speed Graphic or a monorail for 
 their first large format.  This generally brings out some conversation 
 about equipment that's more generally interesting.  But I suspect that 
 the groups I hang out in are less consumer marketing driven and many of 
 the elite members of the group enjoy scrounging around and playing with 
 weird old equipment, including helping people restore things like 1899 
 Seneca view cameras. 
  
 Try large format -- it's really superior to digital :). 
  
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