Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I sent my cheapo Contax G 21/Biogon, which I'd purchased new, but grey market, to Contax USA, because it had what appeared to be a defect in the finishing of the chapter ring behind the front element. Contax USA gave me a stern lecture about the dangers of grey market and warranty coverage and then sent me a brand-new unit: case, finder, the whole works. I guess these lenses are so cheesey that they can afford to give them away. Good luck with your repair. Chandos At 09:50 AM 6/30/98 -0400, you wrote: >My one-month-old, Titanium 35 1.4. ASPH, has fallen apart! That's right, >fallen apart. The aperture ring is totally disengaged from the click stop >mechanism, and floats up and down - although it still controls the blades >properly. At the same time, the "guts" of the lens seem to have slipped >downwards so that too much protrudes from the rear. > >I called Leica this a.m. only to be told that since my warranty card wasn't >stamped by the dealer - I bought the thing in Amsterdam and was in a hurry >(and think I probably got sold the equivalent of a car with sawdust packed >in the transmission) - I'll probably have to pay for the repair. The guy I >spoke with said they'd check with Germany, but this one is probably on me. > >God, but I'm glad I didn't buy any of those cheapo Zeiss lenses for the G2 >that Kyocera stamps out. Thank God I bought a piece of Leitz equipment, that >lists for about $2,800, built for my children and grandchildren! > Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof., History and American Studies College of William and Mary http://www.resnet.wm.edu/~cmbrow/