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Subject: [Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:20:20 -0400
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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
>>
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In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto at earthlink.net) ([Leica] Nokton 35/1.2 Lens, loose screws)
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