Ulf wrote:The Phase One lenses have no shutters, in other words there is no part that will wear out.
We could do 3 years warranty and exclude the shutter but this would not make sense.
So what you're saying is that because of the leaf shutter, these €4000 lenses cannot be expected to last more than twelve months before breaking down? That is certainly consistent with my experiences but still, wow. I wish someone would have told me that before I bought them.
But still, the fact that Schneider LS lenses are inherently prone to breaking down still doesn't explain why they are not subject to the EU-wide legal minimum two-year warranty as stated in EU consumer laws. Could you shed some light on that?
Ulf wrote:I do not know the details of your specific case.
It's very simple. I bought three of these lenses (55/80/110), and they all spontaneously broke down (stuck shutters) within months if not weeks of each other. I got all of them repaired under warranty, but the 110mm broke down again two weeks later.
If you don't mind, I have two more questions about repairs. First, how much do these shutter repairs cost when they are not under warranty? Second, is there any sort of warranty on a repair? Say if I pay for a repair and the same lens breaks down again within a month will I then have to pay for the second repair as well?