Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/11

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Subject: RE: Vs: Vs: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer fromLeica
From: "bill" <bnelsch@qwest.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:47:33 -0700

But what is the defect? 



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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:02 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: [Leica] Rangefinder Whiteout Problem - The Answer
fromLeica


People are missing the point here. John is not missing the point here.

Erwin has declared repeatedly that his evaluation of Leica cameras and 
particularly of Leica lenses and his writing about them is entirely
objective 
and that he is independent and free from any influence from Leica. 

Leica Camera AG has provided him with confidential information about
negative 
qualities of the new Leica M7, defects if you will, that Leica is in the

process of addressing. He writes an evaluation of the new Leica M7 THAT,

BECAUSE OF HIS REPUTATION, HE KNOWS WILL BE WIDELY READ AND RELIED UPON
BY 
LEICA PHOTOGRAPHERS AROUND THE WORLD, that omits any mention of the
defect or 
the solution to the problem, expected by Photokina this autumn.

I am a business lawyer. In the course of over 40 years of law practice,
I 
have prepared dozens of non-disclosure agreements for clients and have 
reviewed dozens for clients who were about to be employed as senior 
executives. They differ broadly from the "non-disclosure" agreements a 
manufacturer imposes on photo or automobile magazines regarding reviews.
The 
latter simply state that we are telling you about this product and, 
occasionally, giving advance copies of photos, in advance of the
product's 
release based upon your promise not to say or disclose anything UNTIL
THE 
RELEASE DATE. 

That is very different from what has happened here. Here Erwin has been
given 
negative proprietary information about the product - the M7 - and told
by 
Leica NOT TO MENTION IT AT ALL. 

Does anything better demonstrate the closeness of his relationship with
Leica 
Camera and the Company's influence over him as well as the reason the 
objectivity of his evaluations, his tests and his writing have been 
questioned. 

Seth             LaK 9


n a message dated 3/11/02 1:16:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jbcollier@powersurfr.com writes:

> Can you point out to me exactly where he spilled the beans? And what 
> kind of  beans he spilt? Perhaps on his newsletter? Certainly I have 
> seen no
messages
>  here.
>  
>  John Collier
>  
>  > From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi>
>  >
>  > Thatīs what the quote says. And heīs spilling the beans now.
>  > All the best!
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