Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> 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. I'm not *about* to take sides on this one, but a couple of questions are in order: 1. Of the 400 LUGnuts, how many have an 80 Summilux? Not many, I'd wager. 2. What is an acceptable rate of factory defects on a $2,000 80mm lens? Chuck - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Warman cwarman@wf.net (Wichita Falls, TX)