Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/18
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On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> Are you saying that after spending $3000 on a camera body, I have to
> check it to see if the factory spent the few minutes necessary to
> calibrate the meter?? Does Leica routinely defraud its customers of their
> money in this way?
>
It will never cease to suprise me the number of people who think that
spending a lot of money automatically entitles them to be arrogant.
The world we live in is not deterministic. It is *impossible* to cover for
every single eventuality or circumstance, regardless of how much money you
throw at it. As an engineer, you should know that.
If it was possible, there wouldn't be guarantees, Passport or otherwise.
There would be no need for them.
If you think $3000 entitles you circumvent the laws of nature, consider how
much Leica has spent on development of production and quality control
routines aimed at the lowest possible failure rate. I'm willing to venture
that it is considerably more than $3000.
To suggest that Leica `routinely defrauds its customers' based on this one,
single experience is so boneheaded that there is only one suitable response:
Open mouth; Insert foot.
M.
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