Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nee Ken Rockwell? born Ken Rockwell? On Feb 22, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Richard Man wrote: > I think a lot of the "columnists" bloggers type get their money from > advertising eyeballs (nee Ken Rockwell). I mean, if the 1000 > luggers see my > post and go to his site, he can show B&W that his site is worth it > by the > virtue of another 1000 visitors... > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Frank Filippone > <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Sure they pay someone for advertising and hype.... why not? >> For keeping >> their mouth shut? I think much too much of Leica to even suggest >> such a >> thing.... >> >> Do you mean.. "review" and keep or "review" and return? >> >> If you are a pro, why waste your time making fancy pictures or a >> video or >> both without reimbursement... ? To be a nice guy? Nice guys are >> broke if >> they act like that. >> >> Somehow, he got something out of it.... maybe a M9? Maybe a few >> lenses? >> Maybe the S2? But I am not going to believe he did it out of the >> goodness >> of his heart.... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> Does Leica pay anyone?!!! There were accusations that reviewers were >> "bought >> off" as not to blow the lids off the magenta problem on the M8, >> but I don't >> think anything gets substantiated? >> >> I would review a S2 in a heartbeat and say glowing things about >> it, if they >> send one to me for a "review." >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/ > AnotherCalifornia >> > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information