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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message
From: "Steve Caspersen" <mectau@home.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:49:55 -0700
References: <B5F76995.22F6%john@pinkheadedbug.com> <39D20291.4F617B92@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <39D21928.B80C64E6@pacbell.net> <39D226C4.442D541C@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

Ditto.  I got a 39mm B+W polarizer from B&H in May, very slimed.  Have not
been able to clean it to my satisfaction.  You are probably right Mark,
problem may be with B+W and not B&H.  Other than this, I have had no problem
coming from B&H's direction.

==Steve Caspersen

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message


> John Hoang wrote:
> >
> > Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >
> > > I've dealt with B&H for decades and this ain't them.
> >
> > I've also dealt with B&H for a while and been pretty happy with them.
> >
> > UNTIL THIS MONTH, I ordered 2 B&W filters for my boss: 55mm and 60mm MC
polarizers. I
> > received the 60mm in new condition, 55mm with scratches and cleaning
marks. I called
> > them and were asked to send back for replacement. One week later, they
sent me the
> > same filter with scratches and cleaning marks! To avoid hassles, I
decided to keep
> > the filter for my self and bought another one for my boss.
> >
> > This is by no mean to hurt B&H. But to alert its management team to
check and clean
> > its house once in a while.
>
> My filters were slimed too.
> I got last month some mc B+W filters from somebody and they took some real
> cleaning up and they still could be cleaner. B+W could be having some
trouble
> with their new anti scratch coating.
> So maybe it was B+W not B&H which was the culprit.
> Markwr

In reply to: Message from John Brownlow <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message)
Message from John Hoang <johnhng@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] B&H Should Respond To This Message)