RE: [Leica] RE: Re: the new 90/2 M

["Lee, Ken" <ken.lee@hbc.com>]

Dan,

I agree with you about supporting your local dealer. I started dealing with
ALT 5+ years ago via mail order because I lived in a small town. Since I
moved to the Toronto area they are now local and I buy everything face to
face and they have treated me well.  Until someone pointed it out to me (it
may have been you) I didn't even realize they were gray market. I have
received a strange mixture of warrantees over the last 5 years. 1 body and 1
lens came with a Leica US Passport, and 1 lens had the Kindermann warrantee.
Lately all are covered by ALT with a 2 year guarantee.

If I had realized up front they weren't an authorized dealer I might have
done things differently but I have bought 2 new bodies and 6 lenses from ALT
and get great service, so I am sticking with them. Hope I don't sound too
defensive :-).

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dan Cardish [SMTP:dcardish@microtec.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 24, 1999 8:19 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica] RE:  Re: the new 90/2 M
> 
> These are my sentiments as well.  Alt's will likely charge hundreds of
> dollars less than the 'official' price, but I prefer to patronize (is that
> the right word?) my local dealer who gets his gear from Kindermann.  I
> also
> appreciate the service I have been getting from Kindermann; much better
> than their predecessors Leica Canada, or the company (I've forgotten the
> name) owned by the now defunct Queen Street Camera.
> 
> Dan C.
> 
>