Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 05. marraskuuta 2000 0:05 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts >Friends > >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! > >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. > >Dan K. > > > > >