Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Mikiro- > You made a valuable point about the personable service that the Lemon > company purportedly gives its customers. I am sure that if they are as good > as you say, that I should feel comfortable buying even gray market stuff > from them if it was a pleasant experience! Your account makes it sound like > they stand behind what they sell, even if it is gray market! It is the > people with which you do business who are important. In that respect, I hope > they get their "official" bona fides from Solms.... Sounds like it would be > a 'win-win' situation! Also, note how much clout Lemon had with Solms: the recent introduction of silver LTM lenses was initiated by Lemon, and was the only dealer carrying them for a while. Lemon had the capability to service M6 in-house. When I dropped mine in Langkawi, I brought it to Lemon, and they replaced the rewind knob, readjusted the rangefinder, adjusted the flange-distance, and did an overall check up, in 5 days, and for $300. With Siber-Hegner, I probably would have had to send it back to Solms, taking 3 months, and costing $1000. I really don't know the politics behind the decision, but leaving the distribution of Leica products to Siber-Hegner only is a lose-lose situation, both for Leica and Leica enthusiasts in Japan.