Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do not wish to come in on either side ?? actually I am afraid I wasn't paying attention so I am not sure even what the question is ?? here is the chronology of my endeavors to own a working 50 Asph: - test third version of 50/1.4 at a LHSA Spring Shoot - decide to order but Asph is announced - locking hood and tab have me ordering the Asph - after two months, receive one of the first ten into NA - focus action is bloody awful - important trip has me use it for a month (cursing the whole time) - return to Leica - three months pass and I receive word that they are going to replace the lens - a further four months pass before the replacement arrives - replacement's focus action is fair but much, much better than the original's - I am happy - three weeks later I drop it onto a tile floor -- thank goodness for passport - two months for Leica to decide to replace it - three months for the replacement to arrive - focus action better than the first but not as good as the second - use and curse the lens until I discover that the focus action is only too "notchy" when using the tab - I now do not use the tab and am happy Note: I complained briefly but loudly on the LUG after each two month wait. I heard back unofficially that they were desperate to make me happy but they didn't have any lenses on hand*. John Collier * Did not receive an pre-production M8 for testing! :-) On 3-Nov-06, at 1:21 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > GREG LORENZO wrote: > >> In the total absence of any contrary facts it is reasonable to >> assume that they would. >> John Collier reported some time ago that he had problems getting a >> timely repair of his 50/1.4 Asph lens, but that lens is a much >> more complicated example of Leica technology and, if I remember >> correctly, it had been dropped. > > Do not think so Greg. The way I remember it, they delivered a lemon > to him and took months and months to ever do anything about it. In > fact, I do not remember if they ever DID correct things for him.