Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I am not sure what a A_M lens is but if your referring to the new ASPH version, these are in short supply and bravo for Lieca replacing yours as they should have done. Give them a break and enjoy the lens. Bob H. --- John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250