Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You could have knock me down with a feather. My 50 Summilux Asph arrived today. Those of you who are unfamiliar with where I live may be confused. You see I live in Canada and normally when Leica NJ is looking after us we get appalling service. I was happy to hear that Photo Village had received their first shipment but I fully expected them to fill Canadian orders last; perhaps a month or two from now. All I can say is that I am delighted. My only complaint is that I am too busy right now to run rolls through it and I will have to wait for later in the week to let the lumens shine through. Initial reaction is very positive: nice design, I like the focusing tab, they have beefed up the detent spring on the aperture and the hood twists and locks: marvelous! The bad news? Well the old QC bugaboo of a stiff focus ring is also there: sigh. I will work it back and forth for a while and see how it goes. Unfortunately I cannot send it in for adjustment until an upcoming trip to Ireland is over. Oh well, no complaints here. Mark me down as delighted with some qualification. John Collier