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[OM] Re: OM's in demand?

Subject: [OM] Re: OM's in demand?
From: David Carter <Spotz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:51:42 +1200
There's a cutoff time on feedback. So if you wait until just before 
then, you should get away with giving them what they clearly deserve.

David


Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I rather suspected that they would be, just as the torrent of  
> complaints about the M8's red performance were ludicrously overblown.
>
> However, I just bought one of those Giottos Aegis glass screen  
> protectors - specifically advertised as 'for M8'. When it arrived I  
> discovered that it was too small - it was the same size as the body  
> of the screen but clipped 1mm off the sides and bottom and 1.5mm off  
> the top of the actual display - including half the info strip across  
> the top (the M8 displays shutter speed, aperture and ISO above each  
> shot in review and playback).
> I discovered this without fitting it thank goodness - from the  
> supplied acetate mask and by holding the unpeeled screen over the LCD.
> I got the standard response from a detailed and polite query to Mel's  
> Camera, Las Vegas - I can return it and get my $22 back but I lose  
> the $19 shipping and the return postage!  Plus 'we sold hundreds and  
> never had a complaint'. The implication being that I'm a picky and  
> annoying buyer (stop laughing at the back there!). I contacted about  
> six of the previous buyers for their experience - four responses -  
> the murkins hadn't noticed and both the German and the Australian had  
> noticed but weren't too concerned.
>
> Any ideas? I mean, THIS DOES NOT FIT! If I post negative, they'll  
> retaliate of course. Their arrogance is a bit bloody much - Leica  
> owners are notoriously picky. I thought I was giving them an  
> important warning at least and more or less got told to eff off and  
> die. Are I being unreasonable?
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 01/09/2007, at 9:11 PM, IanG wrote:
>
>   
>> The rumours as to its (lack of) focusing abilities are greatly  
>> exaggerated by the way.
>>     
>
>
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