Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've talked with him a few times in the past. He seemed like a reasonable enough gentleman. (I had planned to give a 2.8F white-face a makeover) Slobodan Dimitrov On Jan 26, 2007, at 6:26 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > No, I decided that I will give him 9 months (as I have waited that > long to > get other things back that were out for repair). I guess I got my > hopes up > when it put on his web site that it would be anywhere from 3 days to 3 > weeks. At least the camera CLA guys let you know that it will be > 3-5 months > so you don't get your hopes up. Both of my Nikon S2 bodies are in > the shop, > as is a Canon 7. I typically use these meterless cameras when I am > fiddling > with the zone system. I still have three meterless RF's but don't > use them > as often because they gouge my eyeglasses. :-0 > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Jeff S. > Matsler > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:21 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] www.cameraleather.com > > > Hello, > > He's done a lot of cameras for me over the years. A few years back he > refinished a Minolta XD-11 for me. First he sent me the parts to > replace > myself, but I couldn't make them fit. He eventually sent me three > separate > sets of leather trying to get a perfect fit. Then he asked me to > send him > the camera. It was a long wait (I actually asked some friends the > same > thing you've asked here), but when it did return, it was with a letter > explaining that there are apparently a variety of sub-models of the > camera > and this one had a few unique exterior characteristics. He had > created a > new pattern and installed it himself - all of which usually > requires an > additional fee. No extra charge for any of the extra leathers or > the custom > > job and it looked like factory work. > > If it's really been 9 months, I would email him or call him. I did > with my > XD-11 and he didn't mind. > > Jeff M > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:47 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] www.cameraleather.com > > >> Thanks for the feedback. I have recently waited 9 months for >> something >> to come back to me, so I'll put it out of my mind and be happy >> when it >> does finally show up. But I may recommend to him (when my camera does >> arrive) that he remove the "3 days to 3 weeks" claim from his web >> site. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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