Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I notice a lot in the leica list that some of the bigger dealers will allow a customer to try out a lens, camera or accessory. Is this where the duds are coming from? The Leica gear is very high quality gear but it is still possible to have somebody unfamiliar with its operation break it. Even the miss aligned rangefinder could have been caused by somebody dropping the camera. Not to speak ill of the larger dealers like in New York, but how many people handle the cameras and lenses in the show cases before they get to you? Regards, Robert Stevens At 11:42 AM 5/12/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-05-12 11:20:36 EDT, you write: > ><< Jim brick wrote: > > >Notice I removed the "lack of" from the subject. > >ps... Any other Leica "Quality" stories out there? >> > >I have only good things to say about my Leica experience. I had to wait for >my APO Modular lense to be made (ordered 11/96 received 4/97) but it came out >of the box perfect. Just got a 180 APO and it too is perfect. I agree that >part of buying Leica is the "quality checks" that the equipment goes through >before shipping. Maybe it is the recent demand for product that has the >inspectors giving only a brief inspection of the product? >Question to all the LUGGERs: >Would you be willing to wait an extra 4 months for product that will be >absolutely perfect out of the box? R8 winder/motor people need not reply. >Al > > > >