Re: [Leica] More on Quality Control

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Robert,

.>>It still cost 65.00 to ship it back to him
(Mail Boxes Etc.).<<

Where were you shipping it from? I've never understood how Mailboxes, Etc.
and their ilk can charge so much for basically letting you leave your
package with them instead of taking it directly to the shipper. My
experience with shipping a single M body is that (within the U.S.) the U.S.
mail is by far the cheapest.

Bryan


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Robert McElwee <romcelwee@mindspring.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 1999 1:51 PM
Subject: [Leica] More on Quality Control


> For what it is worth.......
>
> I bought a new M6 body from Don Chatterton a few weeks ago. As I was about
> to go on a trip to London I just left it alone until I got back. I did not
> want to use a new camera on my vacation and my existing M6 was a proven
> entity. Once back I opened this new M6 and went to attach a lens, it would
> not go on, tried 5 lenses and none would lock on. Called Don and he was
> gracious enough to exchange it. It still cost 65.00 to ship it back to him
> (Mail Boxes Etc.). This is rather a glaring defect not something buried
deep
> within the camera. Stuff happens and all that but for an 1800.00 camera
body
> to be unusable right out of the box is very disappointing Maybe that guy
> that screwed up the pressure plates got promoted to final inspection.
>
> P.S. My M6 was faultless throughout the trip, no hassles with airport
people
> in the US or UK, all were very polite and no X-rays for my film.
>
>
> :-(   Bob