Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Solm's Lack of Quality
From: Chuck Warman <cwarman@mail.wf.net>
Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 22:38:37 -0500

>> Note that there were two posts in the last two days about problems with the
>>80 mm Summilux.  How can any company permit such an expensive lens to leave
>>the factory with a potential problem?
>
>And you assume that means most come out defective, or even several? It
>could be coincidence that out of 400 or whatever LUGNUTS two had a problem?
>In the past week or two means nothing. One brought up the other. How about
>all the people who like the lens and had no problem? They aren't going to
>complain.
>
>I'm not saying there couldn't be a problem, but to make such a wildly
>generalist accusation on the basis of two, it just isn't realistic.

I'm not *about* to take sides on this one, but a couple of questions are in
order:

1.  Of the 400 LUGnuts, how many have an 80 Summilux?  Not many, I'd wager.

2.  What is an acceptable rate of factory defects on a $2,000 80mm lens?


Chuck
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Chuck Warman     
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