Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gary, What usually happens when a post, like your original post, hits the LUG, is the world supply of halogen lights is suddenly depleted. I believe Ted, Walt, and I were simply attempting to stop the stampede. I could envision Leica repair throughout the world being inundated with lenses with specs only visible via halogen lights. I was attempting to NOT sound like I was jumping down anyone's throat. I apologize. I was simply saying that if everyone does what you did... there will be Leica lens (and any other brand as well) chaos. And yes, IF I bought a new lens, and IF I looked at it with a halogen light, and IF it had junk in it, I would indeed take it back. But I don't do that, so I guess I'll never know. Use the light, make great photographs, Jim At 06:48 AM 12/11/98 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Ted, Jim & Walter, > > All of your comments are appreciated and I believe if you read the >"tone" of my original post I was not complaining about the specs but >"asking" about the specs. You will also read that I was concerned more >for Leica's longevity because of their quality control problems than I >was about my lense. My point about all of this is that it was LEICA who >told be those specs shouldn't be there. It was LEICA who told me that >they will gladly clean them out. But it was Ted and Jim that jumped down >my throat as if I wasn't "up to the standards" of a good Leica soldier. >BS. I love my Leica lenses, do not use filters and DID NOT send my lense >back. You might want to consider reading a post before you get on your >soap boxes. You also might want to re-think your blind trust in anyone. >I agree that the bottom line is the quality of the images that the >lense/photographer takes. But I also think that any company that markets >itself as "highest quality" should stand behind the slogan and not use it >instead as an easy way to sell cameras/lenses. I love my Leica "stuff". >I don't love receiving something in a condition below what it is >advertised to be and more importantly what it should be. We are all >Leica quality control reps and we better take our jobs seriously or there >won't be a Leica in 5-10 years. >