Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You can always try Reinhold Mueller in the Toronto area. Check the archives for his contact information. He should be as good a source as any for expert Leica repairs. Dan C. At 09:52 PM 13-07-00 -0400, Vick Ko wrote: >What alternatives do we have in Canada? > >Send the item to the US? > >...Vick > >"Marthe.Rene" wrote: > >> As reported a few months ago, Leica distribution in Canada has changed from >> Kindermann to Lisle-Kelco. I sent a lens to Lisle-Kelco for repairs last >> week. Included in the box was a letter requesting an estimate be sent to me >> via fax or to have their repair technician call me with the quote. Since I >> had not heard from them I gave them a call on Tuesday and was told that >> they had sent a fax to Leica requesting information on the repair. They were >> waiting for an answer back. I called them back today to inquire as to the >> status of the quote. I was told that the lens would have to be sent back to >> Germany for repair since they did not have the required equipment nor the >> training to disassemble the lens, fix it and re-align it. It seems that >> Lisle-Kelco service is not ready for prime time yet. So my lens is off to >> Germany for an estimate and a repair. I expect to see it back sometime >> around Christmas 2001 (my estimate). >> >> Just though I would let fellow Canadians on LUG know. I had called >> Kindermann to see if they could still do repairs. They only had one >> technician who could and he was on vacation for the next month.The sales >> fellow I talked to could not provide me with an estimate of when they could >> get around to looking at my lens until the tech was back from vacation and >> looked at his backlog. >> >> Cheers >> >> Rene > > >