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Subject: [Leica] Why Pros in general and us mateurs do NOT or SHOULD NOT use Leica......
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 19:13:49 -0500
References: <028801d22003$61fdcf20$25f96d60$@verizon.net> <8b8fcf9cd59a4a35811493a4ec5e87c1@WhizzEXM01.whizz.org> <02e501d2202a$f94cf050$ebe6d0f0$@verizon.net> <8A40240F-4CC0-4BE9-83A9-8E5F0290CE3B@gmail.com>

Well, Nikon isn't much better.  They usually get the work done in about 5 
days, add shipping and you are at 2 weeks.  BUT:  most of the work has to be 
sent back for incomplete repairs. So double that to a month or so.  

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Oct 6, 2016, at 19:10, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> any way you slice it 8 weeks is too long, and I have experienced myself 
> longer and less clear, Leica is too big for its britches  ( oh,  excuse 
> me, its diaper.
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 6, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> New Jersey.... Leica USA
>> 
>> There is no Shipping Tracker number on my computer or on my phone.  Leica 
>> is now closed for the day.  My assumption is therefore, they did not 
>> ship, again, today.......
>> 
>> Time to elevate my case.........
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of John McMaster
>> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2016 1:58 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why Pros in general and us mateurs do NOT or SHOULD 
>> NOT use Leica......
>> 
>> Leica Wetzlar or NJ? I had my M9 sensor replaced on an eight week 
>> turnaround door to door....
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Frank Filippone
>> Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2016 8:57 p.m.
>> To: 'Leica Users Group'
>> Subject: [Leica] Why Pros in general and us mateurs do NOT or SHOULD NOT 
>> use Leica......
>> 
>> My M9 is STILL at Leica?.
>> 
>> 2 weeks ago Tuesday I was told it would ship that day.
>> 
>> Waited a week, checked, and they were going to ship it THAT day
>> 
>> Checked yesterday, it will ship that day
>> 
>> Today, it is still at Leica and will ship today??
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It is like the old joke? Free Beer.. Manana
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Today?s story is that I will get  tracker number this afternoon?..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I made 4 calls today to reach someone.. the previous ?record? was 10 
>> calls?.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And you wonder why only (who cares if it is an exaggeration?.!) rich 
>> amateurs can afford Leica???????  Pros can not be bothered with the 
>> hassle?..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It is not a matter of not having a camera to shoot with ( the A7 and the 
>> MM can do the job)
>> 
>> It is MY camera, and I want it back?..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> As an amateur, I am entitled to absolutely NO special service?..  no 
>> rush, no nada.
>> 
>> The camera was sent to Leica on July 8.  In case you are going to 
>> calculate, that is 3 months.
>> 
>> It has been sitting on the shelf at Leica, repaired, for at least a week, 
>> probably 2 weeks?.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The problem was that the glass cover plate over the sensor fell off? 
>> loose?.  On the 8th day of a 42 day vacation.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please. No comments on how you got your Leica back in 4 seconds, all 
>> fixed, from a basket case of screws nuts and bolts?..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My previous experience was an M6 sent on for repair, and when it got 
>> back, the body case was so badly bent that a film cassette would not fit? 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Are these guys really serious about getting market share?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you NEED to have your camera functional, maybe a Nikon or Canon really 
>> is a better choice?. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rant off.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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