andybarton Posted March 23, 2012 Share #1  Posted March 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Recruitment - Leica Store Mayfair  Good news. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Hi andybarton, Take a look here Leica Mayfair Recruiting. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
tobey bilek Posted March 23, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted March 23, 2012 Is that the first look at the new mirrorless camera? Perhaps someone can identify it at the top of the add. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted March 23, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted March 23, 2012 It's a S2 with some of the covers off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share #4 Â Posted March 23, 2012 That's a very interesting point, Toby. I don't recognise it. Â Worth asking a question Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 23, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted March 23, 2012 Interesting that they want applicants to send a photograph. Couldn't they just have said "Ugly people need not apply"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share #6  Posted March 23, 2012 It's a S2 with some of the covers off.  Good call. I thought it was a nice looking camera  Shame they can't service them at Bruton Place ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 23, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted March 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's a S2 with some of the covers off. Â Agreed. Â Find a picture of the S2 on the internet and compare it to the one in the recruitment web page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 23, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted March 23, 2012 So then, who's applying for what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 23, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted March 23, 2012 Interesting that they want applicants to send a photograph. Couldn't they just have said "Ugly people need not apply"? Â Reading the ad again they just want applicants to send 'a recent photograph'. I think I've got one somewhere of the neighbour's cat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbengtson Posted March 23, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted March 23, 2012 I noticed earlier this week that a Leica store is being built on West Broadway in New York City. No idea of when it will open as the windows were still covered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 24, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted March 24, 2012 Perhaps I should take my CV in next week when I take my chrome 50mm Summilux in for its second warranty repair. I'd have to moderate my caustic "lousy product quality" comments though and such restraint doesn't come easy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted March 24, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted March 24, 2012 Perhaps I should take my CV in next week<snip> Â Add 'proven experience with total M8 dis-assembly' to your CV, least you forget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 24, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted March 24, 2012 Add 'proven experience with total M8 dis-assembly' to your CV, least you forget. Â It's interesting that they show an S2 being disassembled (or "messed with" in Bruton Place speak) when they don't actually do that kind of thing there. I see Bruton Place as more like a kind of drop-off point for sending things off to Solms, though there's an attitude problem which I don't encounter at my local Post Office. Â As for 50mm Summilux faults, the mount is really problematic on this lens - it was one of the first (maybe the first?) to have close focus correction which introduces additional complexity and I'm one of those who wish the lens was slightly larger in diameter which might have made the mechanical design easier. Â My black copy has been back twice to have the mount rebuilt and it still doesn't focus properly; my chrome copy first had excess paint around the front ring (derision was heaped on me when I showed it here) and it focussed well until the focussing ring decided to detach itself from the back of the lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 24, 2012 Share #14  Posted March 24, 2012 It's interesting that they show an S2 being disassembled (or "messed with" in Bruton Place speak) when they don't actually do that kind of thing there. I see Bruton Place as more like a kind of drop-off point for sending things off to Solms, though there's an attitude problem which I don't encounter at my local Post Office. As for 50mm Summilux faults, the mount is really problematic on this lens - it was one of the first (maybe the first?) to have close focus correction which introduces additional complexity and I'm one of those who wish the lens was slightly larger in diameter which might have made the mechanical design easier.  My black copy has been back twice to have the mount rebuilt and it still doesn't focus properly; my chrome copy first had excess paint around the front ring (derision was heaped on me when I showed it here) and it focussed well until the focussing ring decided to detach itself from the back of the lens.  I remember that. Derision heaped on Leica though for the sloppy QC not you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted March 24, 2012 Interesting that they want applicants to send a photograph. Couldn't they just have said "Ugly people need not apply"? Â I have just been looking at a page on the Mayfair store web site. If you book a complimentary course on say the M9 they want a photo. Perhaps it will soon be a case of "ugly people not being allowed to buy an M9 next" Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 24, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted March 24, 2012 The new recruiting is for the new building. Â As I understand they will be undertaking a wider range of service with the unit across the road from the Bruton Street store. They will also be offering a hire service of the cameras too, particularly the S2. Â No other Pro Hire companies in London have taken the Leica's on and it is a key leverage point in pros, or anyone for that matter, buying into new systems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 24, 2012 Share #17 Â Posted March 24, 2012 There's a bloke over on the 'arrogant dealer' thread we might recommend. ;-) Â Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share #18 Â Posted March 24, 2012 I have never had any problem at Bruton Place. The staff there have always been extremely friendly and accommodating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravastar Posted March 24, 2012 Share #19 Â Posted March 24, 2012 Reading the ad again they just want applicants to send 'a recent photograph'. I think I've got one somewhere of the neighbour's cat. I think many companies when recruiting ask for a photograph. When final selections have to be made a photograph allows the interviewer to recall impressions etc. made during the interview. It's part of human nature. Â Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted March 25, 2012 Share #20 Â Posted March 25, 2012 I think many companies when recruiting ask for a photograph. When final selections have to be made a photograph allows the interviewer to recall impressions etc. made during the interview. It's part of human nature. Â It's also a great way of identifying and excluding candidates from visible minority groups without giving them a chance. Is it legal in the UK or US? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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