Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 28 July 2000, "Miro Jurcevic" wrote: > > I can assure you that the F-cam inside the lense is as lame as it can > possibly be and still be mistaken for a Leica. Over a 4 second exposure the > iris just seems to slip closed to about 50%-80%. I have 3 lenses and they > are two stops out at f=22. At f=11 the iris responds to opening during > exposure. > > Now tell me .... what are the odds of being sold 3 cameras in one week, all > by Leica 'experts' and not one of them arrived without the need for repair. > One of them was even done through Ebay. You can imagine what is going on in > my head. " There are clowns out there artificially maintaining camera prices > and not usefully maintaining camera equipment ". I wish only photographers > were allowed to sell Leica. Sydney Australia is full of these snobby clowns > with self styled Leica selling pedistals. > > If any person coming for the 2000 Olympics is going to bring Leica ...... > don't even think about leaving any of it for repair. Bring extra. > Miro, A far more reliable source of R camera bodies is the LUG. We know our stuff, we know each other, we stand behind our equipment. Watch the FS ads on Fridays. Or pay a bit more and deal with one of the regular dealers here on the LUG. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/