Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 18 August 2000, Maestro Logos wrote: > > Reliability problems are as costly to Solms as they are to the users. If the > Rs are so extremely problematic, as some claim, Solms would have needed to > incur an enormous amount of money constantly replacing or fixing these > defective units. Then wouldn't Leica be better off correcting the > reliability problems or pulling the R line altogether? > > That is not to say the R cameras are problem-free. But claiming that such a > large proportion of R cameras produced is defective sounds absurd to me. It > just doesn't make much economic sense. All I can say is, in all likelihood, > some (i.e. Miro) have been relatively unlucky with the Rs. Small sample > error, I presume. > > Regards, > > Logos Miro's problems are with used R-bodies. IMHO Solms has nothing to do with the problems he's had. When buying used equipment the seller's knowledge of the product's condition and the seller's willingness to be honest with the buyer is as important as the camera's specs and features. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Visit the Northwestern Alumni Association portal page at http://www.nualumni.com to get free web-based e-mail and many other exciting features.