Re: [Leica] Gauntlet response

[Stephen Gandy <leicanikon@earthlink.net>]

Count me in Mike, it will be fun.

Stephen Gandy

Mike Johnston wrote:

> EP: >>>Well I admire Mike's stamina in trying to prove that there are at
>
> least a thousand angles that can stand on the head of a pin (see also
> Leica built quality), but his gauntlet test is so flawed as to be
> useless<<<
>
> Erwin,
> ...Or, in other words, you know full well that you cannot tell a print
> made with a Leica lens from a print made with a Pentax lens. And you are
> absolutely correct in that assumption, I believe.
>
> Any other response would have made me very surprised. Any lens expert
> knows that you cannot tell one brand of lens from another based only on
> real-world results.
>
> So, Erwin, are you willing to participate in this "flawed" experiment
> anyway, just for fun? I will not expose your guesses to the group, and I
> will not reveal to anybody whether you are right or wrong; it is all
> confidential. If you simply request it, I will not even reveal to the
> group whether anyone got all three guesses correct, so as not to
> embarrass you if you are not so named.
>
> BTW, I now have 8 volunteers and still need a few more. If Erwin is
> begging out, is anybody else interested in taking a flier at this?
>
> --Mike
>
> P.S. Also, if there are future LUGGER meetings planned, I will be happy
> to send a set of prints around for examination and discussion. Again,
> participation in my little "challenge" by anyone at the event is purely
> voluntary and certainly will not be presumed.