Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Tom is NOT a paid Cosina consultant, regardless of what any paranoids might > think, or want to believe. I wouldn't mind being a paid Cosina consultant, > unfortunately I'm not. > > Stephen Gandy Am I missing something here? Is there one iota of evidence to suggest that Tom A. is somehow in the pocket of Cosina, other than the fact that they are smart enough to give him their products to play with, knowing that he is a Leica enthusiast and shooter highly regarded in Leica circles? Is there one iota of evidence more to suggest that he is any more a paid consultant of Cosina than there is to suggest that Erwin Putts is a paid consultant of Leica - and, NO, I am not suggesting that Erwin is paid by Leica. But...think about it for a minute, folks: Erwin has never met a Leica product he doesn't like. He has virtually never met a new Leica lens that isn't superior to its predecessors; Tom has been enthusiastic about Cosina's new offerings, as have many other LUGers, and has written and spoken highly of them. He uses them, along with his Leica equipment. So what is the difference between Tom and Erwin, other than the fact that Tom invented and produces the LEICA M winder so many of you swear by, and Tom created the soft release that so many of us say makes our Leica M cameras much more reliable at low shutter speeds. Oh, and that Tom developed and produces a grip for the Leica M cameras? Are people so damn blinded by the glare of the Red Dot that they confuse open-mindness with corruption? Good God, get some black tape and go take photos. B. D. Colen P. S. I own and am very pleased with the Cosina 50 1.5 and Cosina 75. I use them on an M6 body, along with a Leica 35 ASPH 1.4. I do not own any other Cosina equipment, and I am not on the company payroll. (But I'd love to be, as someone already said they would.:-) ) To