Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay! Go to your Leica dealer with your flashlight and magnifying glass. Search all the new lenses until you find one that is completely clear from any dust specks. Mount it on your camera and twist it through its full focusing range. Now there are dust specs. ThIs Is NoT a DeFeCt. iT iS a FaCt Of LiFe On A pLaNeT wItH aN aTmOsPhErE! JoHn CoLlIeR, wHo Is TyPiNg WhIlE jUmPiNg Up AnD dOwN! > From: "matt" <mahv@xtra.co.nz> > > I think somehow you have missed entirely the gist of my original post. I am > merely curious as to whether foreign debris inside a Leica lens is as common > as two dealers assure me it is. Remember I bought this lens knowing that it > had specks on the lens. I do not wish to return it to Leica as the lens > works fine as previously stated. To somehow deduce from my post that I am > 'going off the handle' and 'are obviously in the throes of a "he dinged my > new car!" frenzy, ' is quite extraordinary to say the least. > > My comment about Leica's QC is still a valid one I feel. Brilliant optical > performance aside, one would expect for the amount of money that Leica > products cost, a high standard of cosmetic, > as well as mechanical excellence. This clearly is not always the case with > some of their products. >