[Leica] Re: more Passport funnies

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Brian, that must have been destiny. Did you get the 6 bit version? Not that 
it makes any discernable difference except for a bit
more in the EXIF.
Marty and I shot mine a little recently in parallel with the Nocti (not 
formally comparing). I must chase up some comparable pics. I
confess I can live without that last stop.
One puzzlement for me. Did you not notice that you had paid the (discounted) 
amount for the lens when you ordered it but no lens to
show for it!?
You must have a lot of Leica glass moving into your house or a wonderful 
discretionary budget for gear ;-)
Looking forward to seeing some pics from your long lost lens.

Cheers
Hoppy

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Subject: [Leica] Re: more Passport funnies

A few weeks ago I posted this message:

> In today's mail I got a Passport warranty for a lens that I do not have.
>
> I've been wanting a 50 for quite a while, and this nonexistent lens is a
> 50/1.4.
>
> Hmmmmmm....I'm thinking that I ought to call Leica and say that I lost my
> lens, and here's the Passport warranty for it, can I please have a
> replacement... Except that I think they'll ask to see the receipt.


Today the lens to which it corresponds arrived. I can't blame Leica for this 
delay; UPS delivered it to the wrong address and it took this long for the 
recipient to get around to bringing it to me.

My M8 came with a certificate good for a discount on one lens, and this is 
the one I ordered. That was half a year ago and I had forgotten all about 
it. 
Since it wasn't technically something that I had ordered (it was being sent 
to me under a special program) there was no order number or tracking number 
that I could have used to locate it.

But now it has located me, and I'm glad.

This lens is so small and light compared to the 50 I've been using all these 
years (Nocti). Tra la.

Brian Reid



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