Re: [Leica] M6 Shutter accuracy?

["A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@actek.com.au>]

Well it just proofs, If you by a cheaper camera, you get better service. Should
it not be the other way around?

Horst Schmidt

Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> Interesting perception.  I would agree, but there is a huge difference in
> price and for what you pay for an R8 you should not get a dead one out of
> the box.  I had the same trouble with a Rebel G I bought for my son.  The
> built-in flash was dead out of the box.  My dealer promptly replaced it and
> its been fine ever since. That's OK with a $250 camera but I think I would
> have been far more angry if it was a $1500 camera body and it was dead out
> of the box.
>
> Peter K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert G. Stevens [mailto:robsteve@istar.ca]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 11:53 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 Shutter accuracy?
>
> Tom:
>
> I had a dead out of the box EOs Elan IIe last year.  I brought it back to
> the dealer the next morning and he gave me another one.  I think where
> Leica gets the bad PR quality is that most people do not have dealers with
> the stock to simply hand them a new camera off the shelf but have to wait
> until their camera is repaired or a replacement arrives.  I imagine Leica
> prefers to repair the cameras, while Canon may just accept the duds back
> from the dealers and dispose of them rather than repair.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> At 11:57 AM 4/19/99 EDT, you wrote:
> >The funny thing is that the quality is there on an EOS and Toyota.
> >
> >Tom Shea
> >
> ><< I don't expect this on an EOS or a Toyota,  >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >