[Leica] Kindermann Canada camrea servicing

[Robert Beaudoin <bussbearm@cedep.net>]

Bonjour,

  I was on the phone with Gerry Smith from Kindermann Canada this afternoon,
had an interesting chat.

  Apparently the new Leica Distributor in Canada tried to have him switch
job from Kindermann.  He refused.  Other technicians were also unsuccesfully
approached.  Mr. Smith is positive about Kindermann keeping it s
technicians, parts and service equipment.  He says that from a user s point
of view there will be no difference, after April 1st, in the servicing of
older SM or M cameras.  They will simply no longer do repairs to new cameras
under official warranty, they will of course provide their own warranty on
all the work they perform.  Seems that the new distributor is still in the
business of finding new personnel!


  Mr. Smith just did curtain repairs and rangefinder alignment on a 1933
model III.  Took about a week to perform the operation!  UPS man showed up
on Madison ave. last monday, the camera works like a charm, hear that one
second purr.


  So these are the good news for those Luggers who send their cameras to
Kindermann for repairs.

  Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)