Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes! Technical articles, equipment previews, interviews with Leica staff, photographic essays, galleries, exhibition announcements even the advertisements are heavily slanted towards Leica products and nearly everything in there is about Leica. Those cunning swine, fancy being enthusiastic and positive about Leica in a magazine called Leica Fotografie International. SHEESH! My mind has been so twisted under its influence that I bought a whole bunch of the earliest English copies off the Bay. Even then their blatant bias was evident starting with a positive review for that new fangled M3. Be careful Neil, it is full of evil Leica propaganda designed to make you buy the M9. Oh, wait ;-) 2009/9/22 Neil Beddoe <Neil.Beddoe at raidllp.com> > Is that the one I just got free for 6 months with my M9? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=raidllp.com at leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+neil.beddoe <lug-bounces%2Bneil.beddoe>=raidllp.com@ > leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner > Sent: 22 September 2009 10:15 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] LFI > > > Without having seen this particular issue of LFI, let us not forget > > that the magazine is allegedly independent of Leica and makes its own > > editorial choices. I subscribed to it for a couple of years in the > > late 1990s but found that the photography was generally of poor > > quality and a bad showcase for Leica, and the articles were poorly > > written as well. I don't know if the quality of the magazine has > > improved since, but it doesn't sound like it. > > > > Nathan > > > It doest FEEL independent of Leica. > I've never read it say anything really bad about any Leica product. > Its a cheering section in slick print. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > . > > This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it is > addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. > Accordingly any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. > > It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of > any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction, > unless specifically agreed otherwise. All market prices, data and other > information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are > subject > to change without notice. Any opinions or advice contained in this Internet > email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in any applicable > governing Marble Bar Asset Management LLP's terms and conditions of > business or client agreement letter. Any comments or statements made herein > do not necessarily reflect those of Marble Bar Asset Management LLP. > > Marble Bar Asset Management LLP is regulated and authorised by the FSA. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff The new LEICA M9 Passion for perfect pictures. http://www.m.leica-camera.com http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman