Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/19

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Nov 19 20:19:46 2007
References: <112020070411.1098.47425E780001A6170000044A219791332903010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

Gene, actually I think he was being rather cheeky about Australians ;-0
Cheers
Geoff

-----Original Message-----
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits

Having had quite a few exchange students over the years I have come to the 
realisation that exact translations between languages is
not possible.  Therefore we get these imprecise translations, just a fact of 
life with different languages.

gene

-------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>: 
-------------- 


> I've been to Oz a couple times and even that may be suspect. Not to 
> say I'm perfect of course. ;-) 
> 
> Len 
> 
> 
> On Nov 19, 2007, at 7:47 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: 
> 
> > Jeffery, it may be that the language suffers a little in that 
> > English would not be Erwin's primary language, of course. We're lucky 
> > to have the reviews available in English, I think. I wish I had a 
> > good grasp on languages other than my native tongue. 
> > Cheers 
> > Geoff 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits 
> > 
> > Sometimes I wish he was more descriptive with his reviews. When he 
> > tells me 
> > that a lens I am planning to buy "invites sympathy" at f/3.5, it 
> > seems like 
> > a positive spin on a negative attribute. 
> > 
> > On Nov 19, 2007 4:54 PM, Michiel Fokkema 
> > wrote: 
>



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