Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Tom Bowen jotted down the following: "My Noctilux had to be returned to Leica USA for replacement because of a bright spot in the middle of the lens due to faulty coating applications. Then 2 weeks later I order the new 135mm APO f3.4 and the aperture ring sticks and grinds when you try to go between f3.4 & f4.5, it will be returned as soon as I get a chance to pack it up and ship it. For what Leica charges for these items I think they should be more thorough before letting them out the door. Has anyone esle experienced similar problems recently? Tom Bowen cptbowen@yahoo.com > >> Has anyone esle experienced similar problems recently?" > >Please, do us all a favor and check the archives for quality issues and >Leica gear. You will find that: > > * Once every six months, someone buys Leica gear that needs > servicing and raises the question of flawlessness vs. price. > > * Common sense dictates that errors will occur in ANY manufacturing > line. REGARDLESS of price and quality control measures. Flaws > ALWAYS manage to find their way through somehow. It is a consequence > of human activity and enthropy. > > * If you want to eliminate the risk of getting faulty equipment, > don't buy any. > > * This is a dead horse. > >M. > >-- >Martin Howard | "We can't make mistakes like that on our >Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | own. We need computers to help us." >email: howard.390@osu.edu | -- A pharmacologist on computerization >www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +------------------------------------------- > > > ###################### I disagree with you, Martin. Our fellow Tom bought 2 lenses which are very expensive. Moreover Leica Camera builds only 10,000 lenses each year. And they say that each lens is "individually checked". That's bloody embarrassing for Leica camera.Period. "Errare humanum est" ? No, definitively. "Check, then check one more time".(Ariane-5) M. Dominique Pellissier Maître de conférences en économie Université de Nancy2 13, place Carnot C.O. n°26 F-54035 Nancy cedex France phone : 0383261702 mobile : 0612240885 fax :0383192601