Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:09 PM 7/10/97 +0200, Claes Bjerner wrote: >My friend - the repairman - was not really shocked to find the piece of plastic (the actual gear wheel, right underneath the frame counter), he just heaved a deep sigh and told me that "It=B4s starting to go downhill for Leica". And then he showed me other signs of quality deterioration on the M6 compared to earlier models.=20 > >To me it=B4s evident that the people in Solms now have changed their priorities from quality to profit. And we - users and customers - will have to stand back and allow the Leica shareholders to take over as a more prominent pressure group. Or am I wrong about that?=20 > >No! Since I had bought the M6 in Tokyo the warranty only covers repair work done in Japan! And I couldn=B4t wait =B4til I get back there. This issue of M6 quality is simple a sour-grapes canard. The M6 is the toughest of the M's. I had my main M3 in the shop five times in four years, and my main M4 in the shop six times in two. My M6 has not seen a repair shop in the four years I've owned it and it sees a LOT more use than the earlier ones. The development of the M6 was meant to produce a tough, bullet-proof camera, and did so. As to the warranty, I see no reason for you to complain: you chose to buy a grey-market camera and did so knowing the risks involved. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!