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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Mon Nov 19 14:54:52 2007
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Hi Steve,

Nothing personal but I have to defend Erwin here because he is not on 
this list anymore

Erwin has assured me that he is not paid by Leica. He does btw has a 
normal day job as a business consultant
I have met him several times, as have others here on the list. I'm sure 
he is integer and he is a very nice person too.
He has a wealth of (inside) knowledge and also does criticize leica as 
he thinks it is appropriate.
He has not been treated very well here on the list by some people, which 
in my opinion is very shameful.
You might not agree with him, or you may not like the way he writes but 
  in my opinion he is fully reliable in his testing and his book on 
Leica lenses is an all time classic which I consult very often.

Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

Steve Barbour wrote:
> as all lenses are a compromise,  these are a bigger compromise than most 
> for Leica...
> 
> We have to wonder what Erwin gets from Leica for writing these lens 
> tests and reviews...
> 
> hence, I'm not too sure he can be an objective and independent testing 
> service...
> 
> but it's fun to read the stuff,
> 
> fwiw...
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:25 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:
> 
>> Or maybe Leica just threw in the towel, on the basis that their 
>> previous optics are beyond the capabilities of their current client base.
>>
>> Slobodan D.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
>>
>> Michiel
>>
>> Thanks for the link. Sounds like Leica have hit a happy balance with
>> these new lenses.
>>
>> Chris B
>>
>> On 18/11/2007, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/lenstest/summarit_lenses_part_one_no.html
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> Michiel Fokkema
>>>
>>>
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