Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_007E_01BD486D.CD96F720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi I remember a thread a few weeks ago about faults in new Leica products. = I recently received my brand new Summicron Asph. for the M, following a = wait of around nine weeks.=20 It has a flaw on one of the internal elements (a round mark like if you = spill liquid and it evaporates). I don't know what it is as it is = inside. It also has quite a lot of visible dirt inside. I was going to = return the lens but the thought of being without one for the estimated = nine to twelve weeks is too much, so I think (as I cannot see any = obvious degredation on the pix), I shall just have to keep it. What do = people think? Also, my Noctilux (ex demo) which I bought last year has had to be sent = in for repairs. The rear housing with the lens mount has come somewhat = loose from the rest of the lens, meaning that it shifts out of focus! = Have any of the other Noctilux users had this problem? I am a great fan of the M system, but these problems are rather = disturbing. Best wishes Harold=20 =20 Visit my web site at: http://hgphoto.home.ml.org You can send a short text message to my cellphone by sending e-mail to = 0837004303@sms.co.za.=20 Please ensure that mail sent for this purpose is in plain text only. My e-mail addresses are as follows: haroldgess@journalist.com gess@icon.co.za Please use either of these to reach me and, lest you lose sight of it, = have a nice day! - ------=_NextPart_000_007E_01BD486D.CD96F720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I remember a thread a few weeks ago about faults in = new Leica=20 products. I recently received my brand new Summicron Asph. for the M, = following=20 a wait of around nine weeks. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>It has a flaw on one of the internal elements (a = round mark=20 like if you spill liquid and it evaporates). I don't know what it is as = it is=20 inside. It also has quite a lot of visible dirt inside. I was going to = return=20 the lens but the thought of being without one for the estimated nine to = twelve=20 weeks is too much, so I think (as I cannot see any obvious degredation = on the=20 pix), I shall just have to keep it. What do people think?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Also, my Noctilux (ex demo) which I bought last year = has had=20 to be sent in for repairs. The rear housing with the lens mount has come = somewhat loose from the rest of the lens, meaning that it shifts out of = focus!=20 Have any of the other Noctilux users had this problem?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I am a great fan of the M system, = but these=20 problems are rather disturbing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Best wishes</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Harold </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Visit my web site at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://hgphoto.home.ml.org">http://hgphoto.home.ml.org</A></FONT>= </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR>You can send a short text = message to my=20 cellphone by sending e-mail to <A=20 href=3D"mailto:0837004303@sms.co.za">0837004303@sms.co.za</A>. = <BR>Please ensure=20 that mail sent for this purpose is in plain text = only.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR>My e-mail addresses are as=20 follows:</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:haroldgess@journalist.com">haroldgess@journalist.com</A></= FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:gess@icon.co.za">gess@icon.co.za</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Please use either of these to reach = me and, lest=20 you lose sight of it, have a nice day!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_007E_01BD486D.CD96F720--