Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually -- this thread about jamming M6/M7 is GOOD NEWS -- now I know that my M6 is NOT a lemon -- just one which suffers from a common problem. Of course, given the small size of the sample, I don't know whether this is a design fault or a case of poor quality assurance (QA). Maybe there is something to that chestnut about M3 build quality being higher than recent M builds. ... Regards, A U S T I N , EXPOSE for Shadows/Develop for HIGHLIGHTS http://cinemaminima.com/leica Sprezzatura http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com/ flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/sprezzatura/ Cinema Minima http://www.cinemaminima.com/ ### On May 26, 2006, at 16:36, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On May 26, 2006, at 2:17 PM, David Rodgers wrote: > >> I can't understand why it takes Leica so long to repair a camera. It >> really doesn't matter what the problem is. You'd think they could >> build >> a new one in a day or two. > > > hi David, very sadly the question is valid and is part (now a small > part) of the reason photographers especially pros, deal elsewhere.. > > they must hold cameras for months doing nothing, even when the work > needed may eventually be accomplished in a fraction of a day... > > an analogy from my own field would be many patients waiting in line > at a clinic for days for an ear check, or a blood draw that is done > in less than 5 minutes... > > My own M7 which jammed while on vacation in Paris, could not be > fixed in France, came back to the states with me, and now has been > at Leica USA for 3 weeks... > > during the first week, the head tech under pressure, said no doubt > he would have it done LAST week, so it would, without a doubt, be > in my hands this week... > > well it's late Friday in Arizona, Leica is closed, no camera, no > contact, no answer to multiple phone calls, no explanations, no > effort to reach me or my dealer... > > this is the sort of service that a faithful customer gets...even > after serious financial investment in Leica products... > > Sadly, for these reasons, I am doubtful after all, that I will buy > the digital leica M, that I had been counting on... > > Steve >> >> >> I sent a camera into Nikon recently for repair and it took two >> weeks. I >> thought that was a long time. >> >> Older cameras I can understand. But cameras still in production? It >> doesn't make sense to me. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: George Markham [mailto:gdmiv@hotmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:29 PM >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] Re: M7 Jam >> >> >> My M7 jammed when transported with the shutter lock on and a softie >> which I think facilitated a hefty push on the release. It went to >> service >> at >> a Leica day in November, it is not back yet ! >> >> Doug Markham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >