Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Did you get your M6 + 135mm test slides back ? And ? Alan Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > Hi Nigel, > > Do not feel too sorry for me. After all, the lens is brand new, under > warranty, so if there is a problem, Leica will fix it or replace the lens. > In fact, it would be worse if the problem is on the M3 side, since then I > will have to pay for any repairs. I am fairly convinced that the problem is > with the lens, and hopefully the slides I am picking up tomorrow (with the > 135 mounted on my M6) will prove it. Perhaps it was stupid of me to buy a > new model within the first month of its introduction. Then again, if Leica > does not come through, I live close enough to Solms to follow Ted's example > and smash the lens on the steps of Leica HQ... > > Nathan > > Nigel B Watson wrote: > > > I don't follow this logic. In that Nathan's initial results with the > > 135 were good, and he said his other lenses are still fine on the M3, my > > first suspicion would be that the lens' collimation has somehow slipped. > > It will be interesting to follow this chain of events. I feel empathy > > for Nathan having paid a princely sum for this lens and now experiencing > > aggravation with it. > > On a similar note, are there any US LUG'ers who've purchased "gray > > market" Leicas and needed service? Has the US Leica agency performed > > repairs or refused to? If so, how was service obtained? > > > > Regards, > > Nigel > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium > > Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html > Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html