[Leica] 50 Summilux-Asph warranty update

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

If the holdup is due to supplying titanium lenses I can guess the 
reason. Whilst there are good techniques for machining titanium 
nowadays if they only have experience machining aluminium and brass 
they may have serious problems getting a reasonable surface finish on 
milled parts even with the latest cutters.
Frank

On 6 Nov, 2004, at 15:59, John Collier wrote:

> Though I must confess that what is happening to me would not encourage 
> a new Leica user to expand their kit. It would be a heck of a shock to 
> a newbie to find out that they would be without their lens for a 
> considerable period of time after spending $2500US. What the solution 
> is for a small company like Leica, I don't know. Perhaps they could 
> loan a replacement lens until the problem is sorted out. Obviously not 
> a Summilux as they do not have any and they are a very low production 
> lens even in the non-Asph. But the loan of a Summicron might go a long 
> way to keeping the new customer happy.
>
> This is just theoretical musings as I do not want the loan of 
> Summicron, thank you very much.
>
> John Collier
>
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