Re: [Leica] Re: Gary & Halogen lights

["Gary D. Whalen" <whalen@whalentennis.com>]

 Jim,

    Thanks for your comments.  Of course I am not sure it is our job to protect
Leica, Nikon, Canon, et al from themselves.  I do not build the lenses, I just
use them.  Somehow I still have a hard time "assuming" that when I get a lense
that it is ok.  These lenses cost as much as diamonds and I ABSOLUTELY would
not buy a diamond without having it checked out.  Why should it be any
different here.  Actually I would hope that Leica would like the scrutiny of
having their lenses checked.  After all they are telling the world that they
are selling the best lense quality available.  Saying is one thing proving is
another.

    As far as a run on halogen lights that is not really a bad idea.  Maybe
Leica, Nikon, Canon, etc will buy the most.  By the way, we spent about a week
in this newsgroup talking about the best way to clean lenses.  Why bother if a
speck is not a problem.  Why bother - because the quality of the image starts
with the photographer but it has to go thru the lense.

    Now if everyone doesn't mind I would like to end this thread.   Walter, Ted
and Jim I do appreciate your input and responses.  That is what newsgroups are
for.  Have a great Leica weekend.

  Your LUG friend.

    Gary


Jim Brick wrote:

> Gary,
>
> What usually happens when a post, like your original post, hits the LUG, is
> the world supply of halogen lights is suddenly depleted. I believe Ted,
> Walt, and I were simply attempting to stop the stampede. I could envision
> Leica repair throughout the world being inundated with lenses with specs
> only visible via halogen lights. I was attempting to NOT sound like I was
> jumping down anyone's throat. I apologize. I was simply saying that if
> everyone does what you did... there will be Leica lens (and any other brand
> as well) chaos. And yes, IF I bought a new lens, and IF I looked at it with
> a halogen light, and IF it had junk in it, I would indeed take it back. But
> I don't do that, so I guess I'll never know.
>
> Use the light,
>
> make great photographs,
>
> Jim
>
> At 06:48 AM 12/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dear Ted, Jim & Walter,
> >
> >    All of your comments are appreciated and I believe if you read the
> >"tone" of my original post I was not complaining about the specs but
> >"asking" about the specs.  You will also read that I was concerned more
> >for Leica's longevity because of their quality control problems than I
> >was about my lense.  My point about all of this is that it was LEICA who
> >told be those specs shouldn't be there.  It was LEICA who told me that
> >they will gladly clean them out.  But it was Ted and Jim that jumped down
> >my throat as if I wasn't "up to the standards" of a good Leica soldier.
> >BS.  I love my Leica lenses, do not use filters and DID NOT send my lense
> >back.  You might want to consider reading a post before you get on your
> >soap boxes.  You also might want to re-think your blind trust in anyone.
> >I agree that the bottom line is the quality of the images that the
> >lense/photographer takes.  But I also think that any company that markets
> >itself as "highest quality" should stand behind the slogan and not use it
> >instead as an easy way to sell cameras/lenses.  I love my Leica "stuff".
> >I don't love receiving something in a condition below what it is
> >advertised to be and more importantly what it should be.  We are all
> >Leica quality control reps and we better take our jobs seriously or there
> >won't be a Leica in 5-10 years.
> >