Robinyuill Posted July 15, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 15, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi there. Does anyone know how to access Erwin Puts old reviews of lenses? Some of the links in the Wiki regarding lens reviews do not lead anywhere. Thanks. Robin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DigitalHeMan Posted July 15, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 15, 2014 I have found the same issue. A lot of sites, including overgaard.com and the wiki, are linking to dead links. His site states "The website has been cleaned up and reduced in content. Some of the older articles are no longer relevant and some tests are obsolete, because the products are no longer available" Some of the information is included in his various books on Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 15, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 15, 2014 Some here. More possibly from the Internet Wayback Machine. General browsing apparently no longer easy, but if you click on a year under the bar charts, then on a calendar date, some bring up articles and some don't. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 15, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) His site states "The website has been cleaned up and reduced in content. Some of the older articles are no longer relevant and some tests are obsolete, because the products are no longer available" So much for his role as a historian. . Edited July 15, 2014 by jaapv repair quote 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWW Posted July 15, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 15, 2014 I find that the best source for his reviews is in his book, Leica Compendium. Not sure if it's still available but if you can borrow one, it's a great reference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 15, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 15, 2014 So much for his role as a historian.. Evidently a historian and a business person, as he'd rather you buy his information than get it for free. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted July 16, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 16, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I find that the best source for his reviews is in his book, Leica Compendium. Not sure if it's still available but if you can borrow one, it's a great reference. It's available digitally. I purchased it last month for 15€ or 30€ iirc Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted July 16, 2014 Share #8 Posted July 16, 2014 Evidently a historian and a business person, as he'd rather you buy his information than get it for free. Jeff He gave it to us for free when it was current . Now he says it's out of date and he sells it to us. It's a wonderful world. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 16, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 16, 2014 He gave it to us for free when it was current . Now he says it's out of date and he sells it to us. Seems like good business to me; get them hooked, then charge. Maybe he'll triple his prices and offer special print editions for collectors; then he'll be in more familiar territory here. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 18, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 18, 2014 Good thing Puts doesn't charge for articles like this. Rambling thoughts, missing text, seemingly incomplete…..I think he must have accidentally hit the 'send' button on a page draft. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted July 18, 2014 Share #11 Posted July 18, 2014 Good thing Puts doesn't charge for articles like this. Rambling thoughts, missing text, seemingly incomplete…..I think he must have accidentally hit the 'send' button on a page draft. Jeff I think it might be a work in progress. It certainly looks longer than the first time I read it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted July 26, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 26, 2014 Try: Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free | Leica News & Rumors 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 27, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Try: Download the old version of Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts for free | Leica News & Rumors A little more direct link: http://www.furnfeather.net/books/pdf/llcforweb.pdf . Edited July 27, 2014 by pico Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 27, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 27, 2014 As always, the car analogy is lacking. When the M3 was born in the form of the Leica IV of 1937, an independent Leica design, Porsche was laying the base for the future 911 by designing the Volkswagen, which was a straight copycat of the Tatra 77 with its tubular chassis, flat air cooled rear engine and shape. That Ledwinka design morphed into the 911. Leica M3 was a Leitz design through and through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 27, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 27, 2014 [...]Porsche was laying the base for the future 911 by designing the Volkswagen, which was a straight copycat of the Tatra 77 with its tubular chassis, flat air cooled rear engine and shape. But the VW did not use a tubular chassis, no? A bit of trivia - Porsche first proposed a horizontal radial engine for what became the Bug. But what do I know? . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericborgstrom Posted August 21, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 21, 2014 You can find Erwin Puts earlier articles in this web archive. Home As usual he gives us his knowledge for free on the web. His excellent print books you pay for. -Eric 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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