[Leica] Why Pros in general and us mateurs do NOT or SHOULD NOT use Leica......

[Leo Wesson]

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:
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> 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.
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> Steve
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>> On Oct 6, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> New Jersey.... Leica USA
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>> 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.......
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>> Time to elevate my case.........
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>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
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>> -----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......
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>> Leica Wetzlar or NJ? I had my M9 sensor replaced on an eight week turnaround door to door....
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>> john
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>> -----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......
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>> My M9 is STILL at Leica….
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>> 2 weeks ago Tuesday I was told it would ship that day.
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>> Waited a week, checked, and they were going to ship it THAT day
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>> Checked yesterday, it will ship that day
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>> Today, it is still at Leica and will ship today……
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>> It is like the old joke… Free Beer.. Manana
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>> Today’s story is that I will get  tracker number this afternoon…..
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>> I made 4 calls today to reach someone.. the previous “record” was 10 calls….
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>> 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…..
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>> It is not a matter of not having a camera to shoot with ( the A7 and the MM can do the job)
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>> It is MY camera, and I want it back…..
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>> As an amateur, I am entitled to absolutely NO special service…..  no rush, no nada.
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>> The camera was sent to Leica on July 8.  In case you are going to calculate, that is 3 months.
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>> It has been sitting on the shelf at Leica, repaired, for at least a week, probably 2 weeks….
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>> The problem was that the glass cover plate over the sensor fell off… loose….  On the 8th day of a 42 day vacation.
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>> Please. No comments on how you got your Leica back in 4 seconds, all fixed, from a basket case of screws nuts and bolts…..
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>> 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… 
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>> Are these guys really serious about getting market share?
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>> If you NEED to have your camera functional, maybe a Nikon or Canon really is a better choice…. 
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>> Rant off.
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>> Frank Filippone
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>> Red735i at verizon.net
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