Re: [Leica] Conflict of Interest

[Henry Ting <henryting@riteful.com>]

We all should look at the publicity engine of any
name-brand company. Leica is no different from any
other companies in trying to market a product. They in
turn need someone like Puts to help get the word out.
However, as in any publications, the user themselves
have to determine whether such writings are worth
reading. I myself see Puts writings as a source of
information, but I wouldn't take it as Leica's Bible.
Some commonsense should be exercised. Personally, I
would rather have the information than none. Whether I
find it useful or not, the choice is mine. Also, when
anybody ask me about performance of any Leica
equipment, I would never quote Puts, because if I
don't know the answer, I would rather say I don't
know. But if I do and have personal experience with
it, I wouldn't hesitate to vouch for or against it.
- --- eric@jphotog.com wrote:
> > "Conflict of interest"
> > I think this is one of those things that is way
> over used and cared
> 
> Being a journalist, I am automatically suspiscious
> of people who hide
> their affiliation with anorganization.
> 
> As for Erwin, I think he has established a
> reputation for his testing
> methodology. The manknows lens performance. And I
> have no idea what is official relationship
> is with Leica. If hegets equipment free to test,
> that's one thing. If they pay a substantial
> part of his yearlyincome, that's another. I'm not
> aware of any financial relatinship they
> may have. But thatwould call into quesiton his
> credibility if I didn't already know him to
> be honest to a fault inhis reviews. (In the sense
> that he truly believes what his tests tell him.
> There is no deceptiongoing on).
> 
> I do know that he gets information ahead of the rest
> of us. Which only
> makes senseconsidering what he does for Leica in
> terms of benefitting them with test
> results that usuallymake them look good. That's
> becuase their lenses are good. Not becuase
> Erwin isobsequious. He is not.
> 
> But anyone who doesn't see conflict of interest as a
> problem in the
> context of any reportageis naive.
> 
> 
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