Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] BE AWARE OF CRAPPY CURRENT LEICA QUALITY CONTROLS!!!!
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:29:26 -0700
References: <005101c0d1d1$6432e140$045df9d8@earthlink.net>

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
>
>

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