Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Defective lenses
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 18:37:35 -0500

At 03:59 PM 12-03-98 EST, you wrote:
><< Pardon my skepticism, brother, but would you please identify ONE dealer
who
>>has reported 'big quality control problems' >>
>
>Although this question was not directed at me, a dealer just declined to sell
>me a new 50 2.8 through the mail because I told him that I would return it if
>it had cosmetic defects.  He said that I should purchase it from a dealer
>where I could examine the lens first.  He had no confidence in the lens being
>free from such defects.
>
>Tom Shea

Either that or he just didn't want to be bothered with someone who might
return a lens because of some microscopic marks in it that would have no
effect on the quality of the lens.  (Not that you would do this, I'm just
playing devil's advocate on behalf of the dealer).

Dan C.