Re: [Leica] Defective Black Tape

[Colin <colinmi@fast.net>]

> >for those of you who find the Varta and Wetzlar-tape too expensive for your
> >intended purpose, you should be aware that Varta have licensed a large
> >Japanese company to make a special tape designed in Germany by Varta.  The
> >tape is called 'Kontakt', and Varta have sent German QC engineers to the
> >Japanese factory.  They inspect every foot of the tape to make sure it
> >meets their original design and manufaturing specifications, and there are
> >no Japanese personnel permitted in the special inspection room while they
> >do this.
> >

Perhaps some of those QC engineers should have stayed in Germany; my
brand new black tape has a few pinholes in it.  I don't know what to do,
send it back or try to fix it myself. (tape perhaps?)  Has any one else
had problems like this?

Colin