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Subject: Vs: [Leica] Erwin Puts
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 01:30:39 +0100

IMHO this is quite accurate description of Erwin. You do not have to like him but you respect him.
All the best!
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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Lähettäjä: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
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Päivä: 05. marraskuuta 2000 0:05
Aihe: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts


>Friends
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>From what I have read in the many posts concerning Erwin, I gather that one
>can either like him or dislike him. Those who dislike him seem offended by
>his style of putting his ideas across, his style of evaluating lenses and
>cameras, and his style of a non-compromising stand concerning Leica
>quality. Erwin is a strong personality and, like many other who are serious
>about their knowledge, are not the type who beat around the bush and mince
>their words. I can relate to this kind of personality because I have met
>and mix with many of the same kind in my part of the woods. These people
>are sincere personalities, good with their work, serious about their
>commitments, and are people that I would trust their opinions with. Yet,
>these same people are not the most diplomatic of earthly beings and would
>probably fail dismally if they had gone into politics! 
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>When I read Erwin's posts, I gain knowledge from his findings and opinions.
>Being more of a user of lenses for artistic purposes, I may not agree with
>his  conclusions.  But the knowledge that I have gained ffrom him would
>enable me to advise another person who would benefit from using a lens of,
>say, ASPH quality of current vintage.
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>Dan K.
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