Re: [Leica] Solm's Lack of Quality

["Patrick R. McKee" <photonewsnetwork@ameri-com.com>]

Eric,
You are certainly on target.
Pat
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> From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Solm's Lack of Quality
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 9:01 PM
> 
> At 05:46 PM 5/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
> 
> > Note that there were two posts in the last two days about problems with
the
> >80 mm Summilux.  How can any company permit such an expensive lens to
leave
> >the factory with a potential problem?
> 
> And you assume that means most come out defective, or even several? It
> could be coincidence that out of 400 or whatever LUGNUTS two had a
problem?
> In the past week or two means nothing. One brought up the other. How
about
> all the people who like the lens and had no problem? They aren't going to
> complain.
> 
> I'm not saying there couldn't be a problem, but to make such a wildly
> generalist accusation on the basis of two, it just isn't realistic.
> 
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> 
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
> 
> He who laughs last thinks slowest!