Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I mean, they are supposed to guarantee these cameras free from defects in material and workmanship...and the fact is, these cameras for some, what, THIRTY YEARS have had a defect, and a somewhat serious one...EVERY CAMERA HAS THIS, it's defective by design. I'm quite surprised that no one has tried to pursue this legally. I'm not suggesting anyone do so, but good grief, in any other industry, if something like this happened, the company would be taken to court in a heartbeat. Austin > It is totally outrageous. And believe me, if there was a real choice in > 35 mm "pro-quality" basically mechanical rangefinder cameras I wouldn't > be using Leica bodies, because my basic view of all this is that I am a > photographer whose work benefits from my using rangefinders - they force > me to concentrate much more on my framing. I don't think of myself as a > "Leica photographer." If Nikon made a modern version of their > rangefinder line, or, for that matter, if here was still a real Contax, > I'd be there in a heartbeat. > > B. D. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html