Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, Actually I had fewer problems understanding Australians then some people in my own state. Len On Nov 19, 2007, at 11:20 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Gene, actually I think he was being rather cheeky about > Australians ;-0 > Cheers > Geoff > > -----Original Message----- > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits > > Having had quite a few exchange students over the years I have come > to the realisation that exact translations between languages is > not possible. Therefore we get these imprecise translations, just > a fact of life with different languages. > > gene > > -------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier > <len-1@comcast.net>: -------------- > > >> I've been to Oz a couple times and even that may be suspect. Not to >> say I'm perfect of course. ;-) >> >> Len >> >> >> On Nov 19, 2007, at 7:47 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> Jeffery, it may be that the language suffers a little in that >>> English would not be Erwin's primary language, of course. We're >>> lucky >>> to have the reviews available in English, I think. I wish I had a >>> good grasp on languages other than my native tongue. >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits >>> >>> Sometimes I wish he was more descriptive with his reviews. When he >>> tells me >>> that a lens I am planning to buy "invites sympathy" at f/3.5, it >>> seems like >>> a positive spin on a negative attribute. >>> >>> On Nov 19, 2007 4:54 PM, Michiel Fokkema >>> wrote: >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information