Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So what are you doing about it? Steve - ----- Original Message ----- From: "tm" <leicar8@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:58 PM Subject: [Leica] BE AWARE OF CRAPPY CURRENT LEICA QUALITY CONTROLS!!!! > I recently bought the new 90 f/2.0 APO lens, and the aperture ring barely, > yes I do mean barely, settles on each setting and, after selecting an > aperture and returning the M6 TTL viewfinder to my right eye, I find that if > I accidentally barely (yes, there's that word again) touch the aperture ring > it immediately flies to another setting and is so loose I cringe. > > I also recently bought the 180 2.8 APO and, after using it only twice, when > I turn the focusing ring from the left to the right, upon only slightly > making the turn I find it catches moderately and the slow down based on the > catch continues quite far across the entire focussing distance. Also, there > is a horrid squeak lasting approximately 2 seconds at about the mid focusing > point which resembles fingernails on a chalkboard/metal impacting metal. > This suggests inadequate lubrication and desiccation of the heloid surface. > > These findings are intolerable! These two lenses cost me approximately > $5,000 and Leica dared send them out with these anomalies????? Does anybody > else herein have horror stories about sickening findings in recent Leica > product purchases they would like to vent? I grew up with my father's M2s > and M3s and he still uses them and respective lenses today and none have > shown any problems. What I experienced above is inexcusable! > > Terry > >