Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Flare in the Rangefinder
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:27:27 -0700

Examples of high quality design flaws: the parallax error at closest focus,
framing errors at infinity and the lack of mirror black out to let you know
the exposure has been made.

John Collier

> From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
> 
>> So, it sounds like you are saying this design flaw could be a high quality
>> design flaw? and you really don't know what the quality level of
>> this design
>> flaw is.
> 
> I would not say the design flaw IS high quality.
> 
> You can chose the best materials, and use the best manufacturing processes,
> but if the design has a 'flaw' in it, you still have an item that has high
> material quality and high build quality, but also has a design flaw.  Those
> are not mutually exclusive.
>