Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/15

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:54:18 +0530
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Frank D,
I do not know him personally, but it is obvious he knows what he is talking
about. All I said is that I would not take him as a primary resource in
taking decisions regarding Leica products, but as a supplementary resource.
I like the "scuttlebutt" approach (an investment term as defined by Philip
Fisher) in general - because if you get input from multiple diverse points
of view, then it gets easy to filter out the unimportant/untrue bits
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:27 PM, FRANK DERNIE
<frank.dernie at btinternet.com>wrote:

> I was obviously brought up to be much more trusting than you, Frank. I
> have been let down twice in my life by being too trusting, both times
> whilst I was living in France.
> Overall I am happy to give Erwin the benefit of the doubt.
> There are people on this list whose opinions on hardware I value less than
> his, for one reason or another.
> Frank D
>
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>
> >To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Sent: Friday, 15 June 2012, 14:42
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom
> >
> >I take a different approach to Erwin's analysis.  I like his scientific
> >approach, I find his reviews static and un-emotional.  However I take his
> >results with a grain of salt.
> >
> >If you want to appear to be uncompromising and above reproach, then you
> must
> >truly be non-paid and non-partisan.  Basically a regular Joe Consumer.
>  And
> >you must never take on any job from the supplier.
> >
> >Erwin does work at times for Leica.  He is paid or receives some form of
> >remunerative compensation from this activity.  This then makes me think
> his
> >impartiality is questionable at all times.
> >
> >He also has received items for testing/review ahead of the general public.
> >This again makes him part of the Leica Crew.
> >
> >I like his reviews, I read them, I believe in them when technical aspects
> >come to mind, But do I believe he is impartial?  No.
> >
> >Frank Filippone
> >Red735i at earthlink.net
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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