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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Nov 19 20:11:41 2007

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: 
> > 
> >> 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 wrote: 
> >>>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/lenstest/summarit_lenses_part_one_no.html 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> cheers, 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Michiel Fokkema 
> >>>>> 
> > -- 
> > Jeffery L. Smith 
> > New Orleans, LA 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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