Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Judging by internet forums it is not that uncommon, but of course I don't know the percentages. The fix is to simply replace the lens assembly, something that would have cost around 400 Euro if I had had to pay for it. So if the camera had not been under warranty still, I might have used this mishap as an excuse to get the X-Pro 1. But this is very timely, because I am going to Brussels on business next week, need to travel very light and so plan to take just the Fuji with me. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jan 30, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Sounds like good service. I have been considering the purchase of an X100 > as the price comes down. How common is the malady that you experienced? > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at > frozenlight.eu> > To: "lug Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" > <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Cc: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:36 PM > Subject: [Leica] Good service from Fuji > > >> I have been fortunate in not needing much camera service during the past >> few years. My M8 had to go back to Solms back in 2009 or 2010, and I had >> to have a bit of discussion with them to get them to honour the UK >> Passport warranty, but in the end they did and I got the camera back. >> >> Now my Fuji X100 developed the dreaded "sticky aperture blades" syndrome, >> meaning that while the exposure would be determined by the aperture I set >> on the lens, say, f5.6, actual exposure would be at f2 (but with the >> shutter speed and ISO appropriate for f5.6) thus resulting in massive >> overexposure. >> >> Fui has 2 years warranty and I bought the X100 in the summer of 2011, so >> all was good. I got on the web page of their warranty service in >> Barcelona, registered the defect online on 15th January, and downloaded >> the shipping labels. The next day a private delivery company picked up >> the package, free of charge of course, and during the following days I >> was able to follow the repair on Fuji's web site. Finally, it was shipped >> to me yesterday and arrived in my office this afternoon. The entire lens >> assembly was replaced and the camera was CLA'd. Everything appears to be >> normal again. >> >> Pretty good service, I'd say. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >