Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:01:04 -0700
References: <200903152311.BNA23644@rg5.comporium.net> <p06230914c5e623f36fd8@[10.0.1.199]> <A2F279FC-FA27-41B1-9817-191903967A9A@mac.com>

On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> My only experience with these is the 15mm.
> I've had the lens for a little over 2 years - so far so good.
> While these reports give one pause;

especially when one finds that warranty does not include events that  
normally are covered...Steve



> The prices and optics are so good
> that we'd have to assume
> that they're cutting costs somewhere
> (mechanical design or manufacture).
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Mar 17, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:
>
>> I've had a 50 Nokton that had the aperture blades come unattached  
>> and at present both my 15 and 12 CV's need parts retightened.  
>> Things inside the 12 are rattling alarmingly. I've had to retighten  
>> the mount on the 21 CV.
>
>
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Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
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Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)