Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:56 PM 3/10/2007, Brian Reid wrote: > >> This has not been my experience with them. The longest it has ever >taken was 4 weeks. > >Feh. Leica NJ has had my 35 Summilux for 7 weeks, and all it needed >was to have its filter ring threads made round again so I could screw >in the IR filter, except that the IR filter hasn't arrived either. > >I could probably have had a local camera repair place fix the threads >for $25 while I stood there and waited, but because it was under >Passport warranty I thought I ought to send it to Leica. Silly me. Brian Two comments. First, I have sent a number of items to Leica US for repair and they have always done so within a month and quite reasonably in price. They do insist on returning things by UPS or FedEx however many times you ask them to USE UPS AS I DO NOT WANT MY ITEMS LOST OR DAMAGED but they seem oblivious to this request and, thank heavens, no such occurrences have resulted for my gear. The timing and the pricing was reasonable in all castes other than their insistence on what I regard as jerkwater shippers. Second, why not find a full-service camera store and get one of those gizmos to straighten out bent filter rings? This cost around $5 and work like a charm. Once the filter ring is straightened, find a B+W or Heliopan filter which has been junked (or an older Kodak or pre-1995 Tiffen filter) and work it into the filter ring with a bit of spit and polish -- sometimes, a DROP (no more!) of WD-40 helps out a bit. For that matter, many full-service camera stores will fix a bent filter ring on the spot and without charge. Why send it away for such a minor repair? Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!