Re: [Leica] Leica initial quality story

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

I'll second Paul's comments. The shutter bounce problem is the only one that
required me to put it in the repair shop, and I don't think it came from the
factory with that problem. As I recall, I bought the camera only about ten
days before the trip, ran some film through it, and didn't see any problems.
It's equally likely that the 15-hour massage by a 747 on the run to Sydney
loosened something up.

Cameras are just mechanical contrivances, and can be expected to go off
song. In the words of Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley), "It's all fixable."

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Chefurka" <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica initial quality story


> Over the years I've owned two M4's, an M3, two M6's, and 11 lenses.  Of
> these, the M6's and five of the lenses were new (or essentially new).
I've
> had no problems with any of it.  Nada, zippo, zilch.  Now, if I were to
> judge Leica's corporate level of QC based on my personal experience (like
> the detractors are doing), I'd say they're perfect.
>
> This is not to say that the people with problems are wrong.  Obviously
Leica
> has had difficulties, especially during the early introduction of complex
> new items like bodies.  But to get worried that a few stories about R8's
and
> R4's somehow translates to a company that puts it products together with
its
> eyes closed using Vice-Grips, is to be excessively paranoid IMNSHO.
>
> Customer service may be another story, but then based on my dealings with
> Kindermann, I'd say they're perfect on that score too.
>
> If you ever see two extremes, you can be pretty sure the truth is
somewhere
> between them.
>
> Paul
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Austin Franklin [mailto:austin@darkroom.com]
> >Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:04 PM
> >To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica initial quality story
> >
> >
> >If this is the 'quality' I am to expect from Leica, I assure
> >you, I will
> >not be buying Leica from now on.  Fortunately, all my 6 major
> >pieces of
> >Leica gear I have does not have any problem I have noticed.
>