Laowa Ranger QC issues? Addressable pre-sales by dealer?

[Jim Feeley]

I moved this over from the NAB 2026 thread since it's now May. ;-)

I was actually eyeing the Laowa Ranger Lites in S35, as Rob mentions below. I've seen a few things online mentioning potential quality control issues, but no complaints about the image really.

Just curious: Do you recall if the QC issues were flaws out of the box, or problems down the road?

If bought from a place like Duclos, which says they bench test every lens they sell, would that resolve the potential QC issues? https://www.ducloslenses.com/pages/quality-check