Re: [Leica] Konicagate

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Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 14/05/01 00:28:14 Paris, Madrid (heure d'=E9t=E9)=
,=20
Stephen@CameraQuest.com a =E9crit :

> Marc,
> =20
>  You think it's OK to makes false accusations and then claim you don't hav=
e=20
> time
>  to visit my site to see if what you write is true?   This strange=20
admission=20
> of
>  yours  makes me wonder more than a little about your objectivity.
> =20
>  IF you go back and READ what my reply to Erwins' remarks, instead of=20
> imagining
>  things, you will find that I agreed what he claimed MIGHT be true.  I=20
simply
>  wanted more data to prove the point.  You even agreed with that point a f=
ew
>  days ago.  It now turns out 14 of 15 reported Hexar RF LUG users don't=20
> report
>  the problems he claims.    Erwin still claims he's right about serious=20
> focusing
>  problems with M lenses on the Konica RF,  regardless of the data to the
>  contrary.  hmm. what's wrong with that picture ?
> =20
>  Erwin did not originally  identify his source at Konica in his initial=20
post.
>  He might have been talking to the President of Konica, or the Head of=20
Design
>  Department, or the Head of Repair department.  It turns out it was over t=
he
>  counter info at the European Konica importer,  or the new trainee on his=20
> first
>  day on the job.   I wanted substantiation.  An official Konica Tech=20
> statement
>  on the subject would have settled it without questions ... so far there=20
> seems
>  to be no such animal made public.
> =20
>  If you want to believe whatever Erwin writes, I think that's just fine, b=
ut
>  complaining that others don't blindly believe whatever he writes because=20=
he
>  write it,  and then casting aspersions on their character with  imagined
>  derogatory motives, is more than weird to my eyes, and  reminds me too=20
much=20
> of
>  a religion.    If you disagree with me, wonderful, you are certainly=20
> entitled
>  to believe whatever you like, but then, so am I.
> =20
>  Stephen
> =20

Hey guys , why don't you just calm it down on that subject .
I know one Leica lens beeing incompatible with Leica M's :
The Tri-Elmar . This one HAS got some real problems=20
selecting the frames .
Erwin , have you studied that one ? This is pure Leica stuff !
I've reported the problem to Leica , and still waiting for the=20
answer .
Chears
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