[Leica] Doomed: Leica 50 Asph

[joseph at yao.com (Joseph Yao)]

John,

I am sorry to hear of your woes.

My experience with the local Leica distributor has taught me sales reps are
a waste of time.  Whenever I encounter a significant problem, I send a fax
to the Leica CEO in Solms and things resolve rapidly.

I am not aware that the 50 ASPH is so hard to obtain - December 2004 was the
only month I did not receive any.

I was always under the impression you guys in North America pay so much more
for your Leica toys because of the 'superior service' offered by Leica USA.
Perhaps the latter is a myth after all?

Perhaps Leica have by now figured out this lens is too costly to manufacture
and they have lost 500 Euro per lens sold?  They might have quietly dropped
it for good, although we may still see in the official catalogue for the
next two years.  Perhaps your lens is now on eBay fetching US$16,000?  ;-)
;-)

Sorry, I couldn't help it! ;-)   Seriously - I would write to Roger Horn at
Leica USA as well as Leica Solms, and I sincerely you will get your
replacement lens very soon.  Local reps have little say when it comes to
distribution/allocation of goods.

Bests,

Joseph  PS: if all else fails, do give Simons Camera in Montreal a call -
there is a good chance they have one unsold in their inventory.  This will
save you the trouble of getting a lens from across the border.  ;-)


on 23/1/05 7:37 am, John Collier at jbcollier@shaw.ca wrote:

> I actually think it was the Leica area sales rep who perhaps did not do
> anything when he claimed he had.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> On 22-Jan-05, at 3:16 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> your dealer is, in a case like this, expected to be your advocate. I
>> sense this has not happened.
> 
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