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Subject: Vs: Vs: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer fromLeica
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:49:38 +0100

That´s what the quote says. And he´s spilling the beans now.
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 18:29
Aihe: Re: Vs: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer fromLeica


>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.
>>>> 


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