Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/26

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Subject: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re:Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Aug 26 09:13:24 2004

No, I certainly did not intend to mislead anyone. Nor did I mean to cast
aspersions upon R quality. :-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Douglas Herr
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 11:53 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica]
Re:Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)


I'm just providing an example of a recently-released Leica 50mm lens
that did not have QC problems.  It happens to not be the M lens that B.
D. originally referred to.  I brought it up only because the general
statement that "Leica quality control has slipped to the point where
they can't even release a 50 mm lens without having problems" is
misleading.  I'm sure B. D. did not intend to mislead anyone.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
From: buzz.hausner@verizon.net
Sent: Aug 26, 2004 8:42 AM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica]     Re:
Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)

What are you guys fighting about?  It seems that B.D. has clarified his
statement quite well.

Buzz

> 
> From: Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
> Date: 2004/08/26 Thu AM 11:37:01 EDT
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re:
>       Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)
> 
> B.D., re-read your own words.  I have copied them here for your 
> convenience:
> 
> "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > ... What I STATED is that Leica quality control has slipped to the 
> > point where they can't even release a 50 mm lens without having 
> > problems.
> 
> You did not specify the 50 'lux M.  You stated 50mm lens.  You 
> erroneously stated that Leica QC has slipped to the point where they 
> can't even release a 50mm lens without having problems - this is a 
> general statement about the company, not specifically referring to the

> 50 'lux M.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Aug 26, 2004 8:30 AM
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re:
Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)
> 
> With, Doug - Look for John Collier's description of problems with his 
> new 50 Summilux, though I would add that he seems quite accepting of 
> them, stating that these problems are to be expected with newly 
> introduced gear.
> 
> B. D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Douglas Herr
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 11:15 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re:
> Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics)
> 
> 
> They released a 50mm lens w/o QC problems.  That was the subject.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Aug 26, 2004 8:07 AM
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re:
> Riefenstahl's filmedOlympics)
> 
> Nor have I. The subject was the new 'lux M.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Douglas Herr
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:57 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re: Riefenstahl's
> filmedOlympics)
> 
> 
> "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > No, Gene - What I STATED is that Leica quality control has slipped 
> > to the point where they can't even release a 50 mm lens without 
> > having problems.
> 
> I don't recall hearing of any problems with the current 50 'lux R.
> 
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr) (QC / 50 'lux (was: RE: RE: RE: RE: [Leica] Re: Riefenstahl'sfilmedOlympics))