Jockos
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Seems pretty badass!
Think twice before getting the 21mm Ultron
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Seems pretty badass!
uhoh7
Veteran
Its a very fast lens 😉
brbo
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I heard this lens is also not allowed as a carry-on item on planes.
Too sharp?
Too sharp?
lynnb
Veteran
Maybe it's the dangerous elements?
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
The warning makes no sense. This warning really comes with a CV lens? It looks like it's on a separate paper from the Voigtlander Logo.
Jockos
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Yup, it's the manual for the lens, the logo is on the box for the lens I purchased yesterday and it's standing on top of the manual 🙂
Jockos
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Actually I flew home with it yesterday - carry on 😎
Austerby
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I guess you'd be pretty uncomfortable if you swallowed it, or were hit hard on the head with it, but it's pretty difficult to think of plausible scenarios where that warning is remotely relevant.
fergus
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It might be a standard disclaimer (thinking USA product liability laws)...
My Jeep had instructions of how to care for my skin if the airbag going off caused a rash due to the airbag fabric impacting/rubbing on my face.
I always figured if I was in an accident with the airbags going off I might have much bigger issues at hand!
My Jeep had instructions of how to care for my skin if the airbag going off caused a rash due to the airbag fabric impacting/rubbing on my face.
I always figured if I was in an accident with the airbags going off I might have much bigger issues at hand!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
css9450
Veteran
To borrow a line from an old commercial: "Look it has HOT right in its name!"
valdas
Veteran
Customer rights in general is a good thing, but I feel that sometimes the greed goes too far to exploit human stupidity (thus such warnings)...
Dante_Stella
Rex canum cattorumque
I have seen warnings from time to time about leaving lenses uncapped in direct sunlight due to a fire hazard (magnifying-glass-style; the same thing that burns Leica cloth shutters), but it has been a while.
That said, it's probably just a standardized warning that gets cut and pasted into a lot of products. Note that the way it is written, unless you see that symbol again in the instructions, there is actually no warning.
Somebody once told me (and this may be apocryphal) that the reason why Kodak emphasized "reproductive damage" warnings on Xtol is that males don't pay attention to most warning labels.
Dante
That said, it's probably just a standardized warning that gets cut and pasted into a lot of products. Note that the way it is written, unless you see that symbol again in the instructions, there is actually no warning.
Somebody once told me (and this may be apocryphal) that the reason why Kodak emphasized "reproductive damage" warnings on Xtol is that males don't pay attention to most warning labels.
Dante
newst
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In the past American courts have held a charcoal manufacturer liable for the carbon monoxide deaths of a family who were using the charcoal to heat their un-ventilated home because the bag of charcoal didn't warn against it. Another court held a lawn mower manufacturer liable when a man tried picking up the running mower by the edges and lost his fingers, again because there was no warning not to do so. If you want to sell any product in the US you had better cover all your bases or the personal injury lawyers will get their hands into your wallet.
Dpingr1
Established
Do not use this lens as a hammer. That's what Argus C3's are for.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
OK so what is the potential hazard with this lens? Does it glow in the dark? Radioactive? The lens cap can fly off and hit you in the eye? Do not leave it on the floor where you might trip over it in the dark? Or do not use it to photograph cops beating people up?
What's the matter?
What's the matter?
Jan Pedersen
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There are some potential risk involved using this lens, i can think of, being hit with umbrellas, purses, canes and high heels and who knows when you point the lens at people on the street but the quality of the lens makes it worth the risk. 🙂
btgc
Veteran
valdas
Veteran
Herluf Bidstrup? I remember those from my childhood!
yefeihe
Member
Seriously, the gist of the warning is about what the second series of the cartoons is telling. One may get distracted while taking photographs. Just like texting while walking.
