Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think we will be curious about her supplier's detailed response ric On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > I think "working loose from vibration" is a pretty thin excuse. > > I'm still using lenses from literally dozens of different makers, > some of which are many decades old, and nothing internal like that > has ever happened to any of them (including 9 CV lenses). Quite a > few of them have been bounced around on hiking trips, on the loadbed > of a Landrover, in car boots and - the worse that can happen to > anything like a lens - have been through the torture of baggage > handling at various airports (including twice a week for 7 months at > the dreaded London Gatwick during which BA managed to destroy (it > must be said: and replaced very quickly and unbureaucratically) > three pieces of baggage I entrusted to them - "rip, tear and crush" > is their motto) > > I think it's a production cock-up at CV and must be covered by > warranty or replacement. > > Tina, have you posted the story on the CVUG list? There are loads of > CV-users there who may have had your problem. > > Cheers > Douglas > > wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: >> Tina Manley wrote: >> >> >>>> I find it amazing that this is NOT covered by the warranty! If this >>>> isn't covered, what is? >>>> >>>> Tarek >>>> >>> Manufacturer's defects. That's why I asked about other CV lenses >>> and if the screws routinely vibrated loose from normal use. Maybe >>> I just got one that hadn't been tightened to start with? >>> >>> Tina >>> >> >> If it hadn't been tightened to start with I'd call it a manufacturing >> defect. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading >> provider - >> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information