Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> >> Where is YOUR evidence that Leica has ever paid Erwin anything. >> >> That is what >> >> I would like to see you come up with. If you can, let's see what the >> >> conflict is. >> > >> > Steve, >> > >> > Do you have evidence that they DIDN'T? Erwin has publicly >> stated that he >> > gets equipment from them. That certainly constitutes "paid" >> whether it was >> > loaned or not, it's still a form of "compensation". >> > >> > Austin >> > >> >> ...well, duh, yeah...and when Road & Track gets a Porsche to test >> they test >> it then give it back...duh > > Why, yes, Steve, they do...after some time, perhaps...but the MAIN point is > they ALSO test Ferrari, Dodge, Chevrolet, BMW, Mercedes etc. Not JUST > Porsche. > > Er, duh ;-) > > Austin > ...OK, Erwin started out testing lenses several years ago as a hobby (he loves photography), he became very good at it, developed a web site which is read by 10s of thousands of people, he wrote a book, he became more famous, manufacturers (including Leica) approached him to do consulting work. Am I missing something?? Oh yes, Austin and B.D. are idiots that nobody except the people on the LUG have ever heard of. sl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html