Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Mark, That was GREAT :) Mark wrote: > > ...well, once again, the evil diety of leica quality control > has reared it's ugly head....this time with a leica accessory ! > > ...today i spent about three and a half hours going through a variety > of abrahamson soft releases for my M6 at KSP. inconsistent anodizing > hues, variations on nipple circumfrence, non symmetric polishing, > failures in proper color coordination and those are just a few of > the faults ! > > luckily i had brought along my micrometer and 15X loupe so that > i could examine each release in detail. it took me some time before > i could find a defect free soft release ! > > then Jeff Alford had the gall to charge me over $10 for the release ! > and this *despite* my having gone through his entire stock of releases, > inspecting each in turn, attempting to find even ONE that met the > high standards of craftsmanship i require of my leica equipment. > > for those of you in the bay area, Jeff has a very few soft releases > in 9+ condition, several in what i would be generous in describing as > 7- condition, and only one other release in 10++ condition available. > > consider yourselves warned ! > > mark