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Subject: Re: Vs: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer fromLeica
From: "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 13:30:11 -0500
References: <B8B2342A.1B17D%jbcollier@powersurfr.com>

John,

Before we go too far down this path. Are we sure the original post was from
Erwin? I am only asking given the rather rampant email "spoofing" we have
seen on th eLUG lately. I have not checked, but thought Agatha might want
to.

Regards,
Doug


Douglas Richard Lee
Cinnaminson, NJ
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:15 PM
Subject: 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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