Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe a lot have needed repairs, sucking up the supply of spare parts? Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jan 26, 2013, at 9:45 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Parts scarce on an M9 sounds odd to me. Isn't the camera still being made? > And if not didn't they stop making them the day before yesterday? > > > On 1/26/13 3:31 AM, "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> I already replied to this and it may come yet, but the send function did >> seem faulty. >> >> I'm sorry to hear your DMR is dead. Mine is in Solms being 'fixed'. I was >> sorta warned not to send it. The Leica customer service person told me >> that they are happy to clean adjust and fix mechanicals, but there are no >> spare electronic parts, and since 99% of the thing is electronic she was >> dubious. However when on her suggestion I cleaned the contacts and it >> started working albeit a bit 'shaky' I decided to send it with the >> attached R9, whose light meter was also a bit dicky. The exposures worked, >> but the display was odd. >> >> The returned quote was reasonably detailed in what they would 'fix' adjust >> and clean. The R9 was $900 to CLA, and fix the lightmeter and some >> switches including the main switch, which in retrospect was a bit >> unreliable recently, clean all the optics adjust etc. A lot of dough for >> an R9 I suppose. The DMR was exchange function knob, adjust and check >> function to camera. Setting knob complete. Cost $0. The caveat was there >> is no warranty on the DMR but there is a 12 month warranty on the parts >> and work on the R9. I'll get it fixed and then flog it one way or another >> ;-) >> >> My M9 is also over there: sort of a catch up with CLA's. Its parts are >> also a bit scarce, and I've been warned the repair will be delayed. >> >> Overall, I'm pretty happy with the communication. Its not great, but I do >> find dealing directly with the customer service people seems to help: they >> speak better english I suspect. >> >> On the up side, Leica are to open here in Australia as Leica Australia, >> with a technician being trained in Solms at the moment from Melbourne, so >> we may not have to ship so much back to Germany in the future. >> >> Cheers >> >> Alastair