Voigtlander at Photokina 2012

[froyd]

Any juicy rumors yet? Any fun lenses that are not for m4/3?

 

[denizg7]

I really want to see them improving their work place and factories. Some of the glasses they send out are a hit and others are a miss.

 

[stompyq]

I really want to see them improving their work place and factories. Some of the glasses they send out are a hit and others are a miss.

?? You mean quality control?

 

[denizg7]

?? You mean quality control?

yeah that. plus the environment they work at. Hair , dust can be contaminated easily.

I got my nokton replaced 3 times in a row and each had its own problems.

 

[Lflex]

yeah that. plus the environment they work at. Hair , dust can be contaminated easily.
I got my nokton replaced 3 times in a row and each had its own problems.

Denzig7, according to this thread you received 3 used lenses sold as new - annoying surely, but hardly the fault of Voigtlander:

So I first picked up this 35mm 1.4 nokton from adorama, and 3 times in a row they sold me open box used items as new.Finally returned it.
Bought the one in stock from BH photo and it wasn't sealed but it was new.
Unfortunately there was some grease left on the outer glass on the front of the lens and on the back.

Surely anoying but one example does not make bad QC. Grease residue should not be on a new lens - of course.

Just an update. I was very kind to the people working there. THEY CLEANED IT FOR FREE, great people

..cleaned off as you noted in this thread Good for you.
I did follow your painful road to a clean lens, but I don't think you have a good case for bashing Voigtlander. You should have returned the lens to BH and let them do things right. All companies will slip less than perfect samples through their QC from time to time - even Leica. IMO The real indicator of customer oriented company is how easy they or their partners corrects the mistakes. (BTW. I don't even know if the two vendors you have been dealing with are official Voigtlander resellers - they are not on the distributors list)

 

[Lflex]

Any juicy rumors yet? Any fun lenses that are not for m4/3?

No knowledge of rumors but I hope they will reissue the compact 28/3.5 in M mount - other items on my wish list: a 25/2 and a 28/1.4 - I would buy all of them.