Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hate to say this, but here are 2 counterexamples: My 35/2 ASPH took a one-foot drop onto concrete and the focusing mount was trashed. Leica New Jersey replaced it under passport, thank goodness. My 50/1 which was in an overhead bin in an airplane in a fairly well-padded camera bag had its focusing mount trashed in an unlucky collision. Of the two the second was far more distressing. It's not covered by passport, and the lens has now been languishing in Germany since February since it's not something that can be repaired in New Jersey. Furthermore, it's not as if the lens was dropped down a staircase. Someone's carry-on bumped into my camera bag. I don't know why Leica's focus mounts are susceptible to this damage, in years of using and abusing Nikons this problem was unheard of to me. Oh well, I don't mean to be a party pooper but I hardly think one would want to drive nails with a Leica. It's a precision instrument, and if I wanted something to stand up to the elements I'd look for a camera with a lot more rubber padding on the outside. Byron.