Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What´s the discrepancy? He received some information - and got to try a sample M7 - but had to agree not to publish it before a certain date. This is not so unusual. I´m sure other journalists get much the same treatment - at least Pop Photo has admitted as much. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 11. maaliskuuta 2002 17:10 Aihe: Re: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer from Leica >OK I will be the one to be blunt. > >We just had a long thread where Erwin stated in no uncertain terms that he >was completely independent of Leica. It appears that this may not have been >the case and that he was not allowed to write the M7 review he wanted to. I >would like to have this discrepancy explained. > >This forum IS the place to discuss this. > >John Collier > > >> From: Pascal <cyberdog@attglobal.net> >> >>> On 11-03-2002 14:05 Emanuel Lowi wrote: >> >>> Erwin Puts wrote: >>> >>> "Hi Lucien, >>> >>> as I told you earlier, this is indeed part of the problem. >>> But while I know the problem, the causes and the solution, I was forbidden >>> to mention it." >>> >>> Erwin -- So many of us rely on and enjoy your generous willingness to share >>> Leica-related opinions and test findings with us here and in your published >>> works. I >>> am therefore alarmed by your statement above. To allay this concern, could >>> you >>> please >>> detail the source of this prohibition on your free expression, and what >>> sanctions -- >>> real or implied -- compelled you to self-censor in compliance. >> >> >> I think this is part of a private email conversation that was not intended >> to be on the LUG forum. I think the wise thing to do would be not to pursue >> this on this forum. >> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html