Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com> writes: > >> I totally agree with you Marc, which is pretty much a first. ;-) >> Apart from anything else, this pamphlet seems to be little more than >> a minor rewording of Erwin's on-line material. There is little new. > > I guess the thing that bothers me most about this article is not his > affiliation, reputation, or history... but simply the language he > uses. He tries to appear purely technical but then (in the 35mm lens > section) says things like "Leica designers are able, by studying the > 'soul' of a design..." > > How in the hell does one qualify the soul of a lens design, let alone, > study it? This is marketing writing 101. > > Rather ridiculous in my "I only have an English degree" opinion. > > > Cheers, > > Dave Dave, English is NOT Erwin's first language. sl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html