Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 18 May 2001 19:40:32 -0500, Tom.Henson@bakerbotts.com wrote: >Jim, > >I haven't had a single failure either, I simply was not satistisfied with >the quality of the lenses. > >Would they have taken good pictures? Absolutely. > >If you didn't mind loose aperture rings, lack of proper lubrication to the >focusing elements, oil residue on inner elements, and debris and dust mites >crawling around inside the lens, they were absolutely great. > >How much of this equipment did you buy in the last year? I can only comment >on recently made products that I have bought. My record has been pretty good. In the last year I've bought a whole raft of current lenses (7 at last count), two M6 bodies and a motor. Of the whole bunch, only one lens had a problem. The aperture ring of the Tri-Elmar loosened up after about 3 months to the point where I was worried about it slipping during shooting. It took three weeks at Lisle-Kelco, but it's back now. Everything else has been flawless. Sounds like you ran afoul of Murphy's law. Paul