Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In message <2.2.32.19960702073420.006b90f0@gp.magick.net>, Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net> writes >Leica is a small company. And >there are plenty of independent repair stations that can do good work. Leica >could at least maintain a list of who's good at it. Leica UK have had a problem with servicing recently as they had no service engineers, only trainees-in-training, and service and repair items had to be sent to Germany. Having waited six months to get my 60mm Macro-Elmarit back after conversion to 3 cams, I called them about getting a Summarit(-M) serviced and said I didn't wanrt to wait half a year to get it back. The service manager actually gave me the name and number of an independent (ex-Leica) engineer who specialises in screw- mount equipment, but who will do more recent stuff also. It turns out they used to work side-by-side some years ago in the Leica service dept. I have a feeling Leica service depts will usually know who is the best bet for independent work on older screwmount gear, as they will be ex- Leica personnel anyway (I would hope!). I just wonder how easy it will be to get the information. -- joe b.