cwlane Posted April 26, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 26, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, Newbie. Does anyone have any information on the backorder situation for many of the M series lenses? Just wondering how long delivery is taking. Thanks, Chris the illuminated universe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Hi cwlane, Take a look here M Series Lens Backorder Situation. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted April 26, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 26, 2007 Chris-- Welcome aboard the forum! You've plumbed the depths of our knowledge with your initial post! That's the perennial question with Leica. There is always a problem getting one or another lens because Leica has such a small production facility. They produce a batch of one particular lens, then convert to produce a batch of another. It's just part of what makes Leica equipment perform the way it does: The products aren't cookie-cutter items. Now add to that normal situation the demand the influx of M8 buyers has placed on the company. They are selling far more cameras now than even they anticipated, and many of those purchasers are buying new lenses as well. And add to that the assumption that many dealers make--particularly smaller dealers--viz that Leica is a slow-turn line, so 'I don't have to worry about keeping much in stock.' So, to answer your question--just assume three to four months for whatever lens you're looking for. Probably it won't take that long, but it could take longer. It depends on what lens you want and when your dealer ordered it. Since larger dealers tend to order in larger quantities, they will tend to see product sooner. Or, to rephrase: Join the queue that the rest of us are used to sitting in! --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwlane Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted April 26, 2007 Thanks HC. That's about what I figured. Shame though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwfreund Posted April 26, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 26, 2007 I can picture the scene (I should set this one up and shoot it) In the back of the Leica Factory, there is the workbench of Guenther the Lens maker. He has been making lenses for many years with care to detail and the Leica tradition of craftmanship. He arrives early in the morning and dons his leather apron. His eyes sparkle beneath bushy white eyebrows; he is happy to see that there is such demand for his craft. He chucks a rough lump of glass in the vise on his bench, takes out his file, and begins the shaping process that will result, in three or four months time, in a 28mm summicron. -bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted April 26, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 26, 2007 What lenses are you looking for? B&H has some in stock and gets new stock every week or 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted April 27, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 27, 2007 also many small shops have lenses in stock overseas. i bought my m8 right when it came out from a small shop with no waiting list in vancouver. my local shop in auckland has a new wide angle tri-elmar and the new 28/2.8. i believe both of these lenses are very hard to find right now. also if you buy overseas you generally dont pay sales tax. contact me here or PM me if you want to know how to contact my local shop....b Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbert richter Posted April 27, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) i will be in berlin in may. would appreciate name of leica dealer.looking for a M lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas_thomsen Posted April 27, 2007 Share #8 Posted April 27, 2007 i will be in berlin in may. would appreciate name of leica dealer.looking for a M lens go to leica berlin Leica Berlin: Home its a sister company of leica meister in hamburg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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