Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations on getting your lens back. What follows was deleted to save some ears in Solms from burning. Good on you. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:03 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Finally Well after six months Leica has finally gotten a replacement lens (50/1.4A-M) to me. Out of the box there are no troubles with the focusing action. Hallelujah! However -- bearing in mind that I have contracted some sort of viral plague that will soon ravage the planet and decimate* the population at large; in short, I am not as fresh as a summer's breeze -- I do not feel comforted by the resolution of this particular issue. That Leica would take this long; nay, that Leica was powerless to come up with a solution any sooner, gives you the impression that Leica is in a bit of a mess right now. Hardly surprising I suppose but unsettling none-the-less. The reason I know Leica was unable to do anything before now is that my occasional mild posts to this list on my missing lens were causing a bit of a consternation at Leica HQ (verified by reliable sources). I must confess that the last time I brought it up on list was for precisely this effect a day or two before I called for yet another update. Though I am not particularly interested in digital myself, I feel that the only solution is a proper M digital camera. This would give Leica a hand up in that it would be the only camera out there with a decent finder. Some of you may pooh pooh this but it is why I bought an M in the first place and why I don't mind paying a healthy premium for all my gear. John Collier * Only ten percent really, not that bad. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information