Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filipone gives an interesting answer to the other side of the same problem. Can Leica Solms do it? Probably not, but in fact it is their product i.e. responsability. Could IMACON do it? Most certainly yes. Will they do it? I have a lot of doubts about it. Could it be that they don't care about it? You'll never guess what I think about it. Could they go to the Courts? Probably yes, but remember the Kodak/Polaroid saga. In the end they both made a belly landing. There seems to be a guy, or company, in England who can repair and even restore Leicas. I even heard someone in that country, may be the same people, can fix DMR's. Scan your favourite Internet sites and keep us informed. Let's also send letters to Leica and IMACON (or E-mails), it's cheaper. The more the better. Cedric Agie cedric.agie at gmail.com 2013/1/26 Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com>: > First; > Are you sure that DMR module etc really went back to Solms? I do > remember such a problem years ago with a Leicaflex SL. After a similar > answer I checked things in Germany (then Wetzlar). In fact the item > had never gone back there. The representative at the time preferred to > sell, not to have things repaired. I even knew of a client who > insisted and who was charged with an outraigously heavy bill, while > the factory had done everything for a fair price. One day I had a > problem with a lens (a Telyt 180 2.8) that was still under warranty. > After many months of patience I got it back with a huge bill. As I'm > fluent in German I threatened to call the Leitz company on the spot by > telephone in their presence and the presence of other clients. They > finally backed of. After some time and several similar stories, Leitz > Wetzlar took the necessary conclusions. I simply went to Wetzlar with > my Leicaflex SL and other gear and they checked and fixed everything > without fuzz. > > At some time Leitz Leica, having troubles with repairing some reflex > bodies, they proposed to replace them with a newer model at a bargain > price. > > I'm not trying to defend a factory. but as I said before, the DMR's > are made in Denmark by the IMACON company who is closely related to > Hasselblad..... .. Leica bringing a larger format camera > on the market the S2 model etc you can imagine they are not best > friends anymore. > > Second; > Leica had difficult times and had to make hard choices a few years > ago. One was to drop the production of R reflex and R lenses (i.e. > 24X36 format) instead of the production of the Digital M's. > . > Having several of these excellent lenses and cameras, I deeply > deplore this situation. Leica has come half way with something that > connects the Leica R lenses to the newer M model. Wait ans see. > > As I said before the same story goes for the many Hasselblad owners > among us. When will we see a decent digital back for our beloved 500 > 500CM, SWC, ELM etc? Without having to sell everything for an even > more expensive composite body with Fujy lenses? Again it's IMACON who > makes the digital backs for Hasselblad. I hope newcomers will appear > soon. I recently saw a digital back made in China or the US compatible > with Hasselblad bodies. But it is hard to find and still expensive. > Again wait and see, technology will improve and prices will go down. > > Cedric Agie > cedric.agie at gmail.com > > > 2013/1/26 Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>: >> I wonder if Solms, etc don't even have the diagnostic equipment to isolate >> the error, other than the generic "mother board faulty" determination. >> >> ...Vick >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information