Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01BE24FF.A8EB35C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [cut]BTW, you made the right choice, leaving the lens alone....I don't=20 like the idea of working on ANYTHING that's basically right, and=20 am doubtful about the quality of today's repair depts. I know it's=20 frustrating, but ALL your lenses will have specks in them in=20 a year, if you use/ carry them, so shoot on........I know Ted and=20 I both like to stand up and rant, so please don't be offended --=20 we're in it FOR you!!! Thanks, Walt +++++++++ I certainly underscore your advice to leave well enough alone. If the = factory couldn't get a clean assembly, do you think an individual tech = or a service locaton can do better? Or, if lenses get dirty with use, it = will soon have another speck of dust in a few months, anyway. I think = the latter is true.=20 Perhaps we would all be happier if we started questioning our kit when = changes in the images suggeted a problem. Has anyone done practical = tests on how much dirt or dust it takes to produce a noticable change in = actual pictures?=20 Sinerely, Joe Stephenson - ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01BE24FF.A8EB35C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>[cut]BTW, you made the right choice, leaving the lens alone....I = don't=20 <BR>like the idea of working on ANYTHING that's basically right, and = <BR>am=20 doubtful about the quality of today's repair depts. I know it's=20 <BR>frustrating, but ALL your lenses will have specks in them in <BR>a = year, if=20 you use/ carry them, so shoot on........I know Ted and <BR>I both like = to stand=20 up and rant, so please don't be offended -- <BR>we're in it FOR=20 you!!!<BR>Thanks, Walt </DIV> <DIV>+++++++++ </DIV> <DIV>I certainly underscore your advice to leave well enough alone. If = the=20 factory couldn't get a clean assembly, do you think an individual tech = or a=20 service locaton can do better? Or, if lenses get dirty with use, it will = soon=20 have another speck of dust in a few months, anyway. I think the latter = is true.=20 </DIV> <DIV>Perhaps we would all be happier if we started questioning our kit = when=20 changes in the images suggeted a problem. Has anyone done practical = tests on how=20 much dirt or dust it takes to produce a noticable change in actual = pictures?=20 </DIV> <DIV>Sinerely, </DIV> <DIV>Joe Stephenson<BR> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_008A_01BE24FF.A8EB35C0--