Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Downloadable Erwin Puts Book
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:15:29 -0400

> "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
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