Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know you are not all as lucky as I am in this respect, but this is one of the reasons that I patronize my LOCAL authorized Leica dealer. You can do QC on the spot. I have, however, purchased a gaggle of new Leica lenses over the years, and have never seen anything like described below. You almost wonder if some disgruntled employee is carrying out a grudge against Leica... Jim At 10:16 PM 7/20/98 -0400, you wrote: >Maybe it's impractical for many LUGers, but perhaps the golden rule should >be to think long and hard before buying a new lens from Leica without >checking it first. > >Dan C. > > 10:34 PM 20-07-98 -0400, Tom wrote: >> >>Imagine my dismay when I opened the box today to find the rear element of >>the lens holding bits of black crud. I thought they were dust on the >>surface, [snip] > >>In various formats I own nearly 20 lenses. Many of them purchased new, some >>purchased used. Not one of them came to me like this one. And at over >>$1500, this is the most expensive lens I've ever purchased. I'll think long >>and hard before I buy another new lens from Leica. >