Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is not the issue. Here is the quote again: Erwin wrote: "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." > From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi> > > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html