Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/12

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Where is my red dot?
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Tue Feb 12 14:04:15 2008
References: <0D35CB9F-B9D6-49E9-8602-A10723BE6FA9@nathanfoto.com>

Saw this yesterday on a UK photo website:


"The Leica 25mm f1.4 D Summilux ASPH upgrade is now available through Leica.

The upgrade includes our signature Leica "Red Dot" engraved along side the 
yellow number "25". DeBeers diamond mines are in charge 
of the custom 2kt engraving process.

The 2nd part to this upgrade includes a new sapphire molded rear lens mount 
which is almost unbreakable at high temperatures of 10 
C. Finally the 3rd upgrade includes a Tibetan yak bladder ultra smooth 
carrying case form fitted for your D Summilux ASPH lens.

This is the first of many future upgrades to our super bright ED and Super 
ED Four Thirds mount lens. Returning your lens by May 1st 
2008 to Leica will ensure your place in line for upgrades. We estimate 
upgrades will be performed and finished by May 31st 2015 and 
will then be returned by small boat freight mail to your return address. VAT 
of 75% may be added to shipment depending on location. 
Residents of Baghdad and Kabul will be credited back in poppy seeds if 
shipment is lost during a future or current military surge on 
or before May 31st 2015."


Chris



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: [Leica] Where is my red dot?


> My 25mm Summilux Leica/Panasonic was delivered today from B&H,  apparently 
> without sparking any interest from Spanish customs :-)
>
> The lens feel and looks like a Leica, and the first few shots (on my  E3) 
> look good, but I found one major defect--I do not see 
> any red dot  anywhere on the lens, just the words Leica and Summilux with 
> the  usual Leica typeface. I wonder if the absence of a 
> red dot will  affect the quality of the images...
>
> Nathan
>
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In reply to: Message from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Where is my red dot?)