Comical or perhaps just factual Llamaman? My real name is what you see. If you do a google search you might find the odd reference squirreled away somewhere, however not much else as I haven't really done that much thus far for Google to get overly excited about. I am a software developer and have utterly no connection to any company mentioned in my post. I haven't even said as to whether I would purchase again from the one I did this time. I have merely stated the facts of the process I went through to buy the equipment I did. I haven't said to purchase from any vendor I have mentioned, in fact I have been quite clear that people should make their own minds up based on their own research.
Normally I wouldn't bother putting the effort into writing such a long posting on a forum like this, however I feel the need to simply add a little balance to the blind cynicism of persons on this thread for the benefit of others, like me, who found it as a result of Google putting it at the top of what is no doubt a search that many people will do. I haven't done this for the benefit of the cynics as I'm not actually bothered what they think, as my post isn't meant for them. Surely even the most hardened though can by now start to see a pattern in the 'first time' posters on this thread coming here from doing a Google search on the aforementioned company name;its not rocket science.
The degree of cynicism shown in this thread would suggest to me that either those persons involved are directly associated to high street vendors and feeling threatened, or that they are resentful of others who have gone elsewhere. Either that or they are just utterly ignorant of globalisation within the market place. If not, why then feel the need to be so derogatory? What's wrong with just providing polite factually based advice to those asking for it, and letting people make their own judgements and wish them on their merry way?
Will I stick around on this forum? Answer is I'm not sure, I will see. For me photography is for fun, so if I start participating on this forum in other ways and I encounter equal cynicism then I will quietly step aside and avoid it as I have better things in my life to do than be bothered with such petty things. If not, and I see constructive critique of anything I might post, then perhaps I will hang around a while. That said, I might just enjoy what I do, not go looking for approval from others, and go play with my son instead! Either way if what I have posted benefits any others then I'm happy. Especially if doing so winds up the cynical old farts amongst you!
Normally I wouldn't bother putting the effort into writing such a long posting on a forum like this, however I feel the need to simply add a little balance to the blind cynicism of persons on this thread for the benefit of others, like me, who found it as a result of Google putting it at the top of what is no doubt a search that many people will do. I haven't done this for the benefit of the cynics as I'm not actually bothered what they think, as my post isn't meant for them. Surely even the most hardened though can by now start to see a pattern in the 'first time' posters on this thread coming here from doing a Google search on the aforementioned company name;its not rocket science.
The degree of cynicism shown in this thread would suggest to me that either those persons involved are directly associated to high street vendors and feeling threatened, or that they are resentful of others who have gone elsewhere. Either that or they are just utterly ignorant of globalisation within the market place. If not, why then feel the need to be so derogatory? What's wrong with just providing polite factually based advice to those asking for it, and letting people make their own judgements and wish them on their merry way?
Will I stick around on this forum? Answer is I'm not sure, I will see. For me photography is for fun, so if I start participating on this forum in other ways and I encounter equal cynicism then I will quietly step aside and avoid it as I have better things in my life to do than be bothered with such petty things. If not, and I see constructive critique of anything I might post, then perhaps I will hang around a while. That said, I might just enjoy what I do, not go looking for approval from others, and go play with my son instead! Either way if what I have posted benefits any others then I'm happy. Especially if doing so winds up the cynical old farts amongst you!
I didn't!
