[Leica] Finally

[rhaightjr at yahoo.com (Bob Haight)]

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.
> 
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