Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, > >> >> Where is YOUR evidence that Leica has ever paid Erwin anything. > >> >> That is what > >> >> I would like to see you come up with. If you can, let's see what the > >> >> conflict is. > >> > > >> > Steve, > >> > > >> > Do you have evidence that they DIDN'T? Erwin has publicly > >> stated that he > >> > gets equipment from them. That certainly constitutes "paid" > >> whether it was > >> > loaned or not, it's still a form of "compensation". > >> > > >> > Austin > >> > > >> > >> ...well, duh, yeah...and when Road & Track gets a Porsche to test > >> they test > >> it then give it back...duh > > > > Why, yes, Steve, they do...after some time, perhaps...but the > MAIN point is > > they ALSO test Ferrari, Dodge, Chevrolet, BMW, Mercedes etc. Not JUST > > Porsche. > > > > Er, duh ;-) > > > > Austin > > > ...OK, Erwin started out testing lenses several years ago as a hobby (he > loves photography), he became very good at it, developed a web > site which is > read by 10s of thousands of people, he wrote a book, he became > more famous, Famous? In SOME Leica circles he is well known, but "famous", that's a stretch... > manufacturers (including Leica) approached him to do consulting work. What manufacturers? Do you know which ones approached him? Which ones did he take work for, and what other lense companies has he specifically done published testing for? > Am I missing something?? Yes. A tune from "The Wizard of Oz" comes to mind... (and I say that having read your statement below) > Oh yes, Austin and B.D. are idiots that nobody except the people > on the LUG > have ever heard of. Ah, an old trick...you can't win an argument with facts, so turn to childish insults. Obviously, you aren't capable of making your case rationally, so there is no need to continue this. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html