[Leica] Passport Un-Warranty

[Bill Erfurth <m6rf@yahoo.com>]

Now, before you buy a camera with the "passport"
warranty, go in the bathroom, close the door, take off
your shirt, look in the mirror, and see if you have
the word "SUCKER" tattooed on your chest.

The Passport warranty DOES NOT COVER theft or loss. 
These are your too greatest areas of exposure.  Would
you buy auto insurance that didn't cover theft?  Of
course not.  Also, the thing they don't tell you is
that the passport warranty DOES NOT COVER cosmetic
damage.  Oh yes, what do you do if you are out of the
country and you have a problem?  Well, you are out of
lock, because you have to return the camera to Leica
USA....got-cha.

Of course,  the dealers selling passport warranty
cameras will try and scare you into buying a passport
camera playing on your fears of not being able to get
it serviced, etc.  Don't buy it.  Any good dealer who
sells NON-passport Leica equipment will  be able to
take care of getting it serviced for you.  Just ask
them.

Plus, if the passport warranty is such a great deal,
why don't they off the camera, lens, etc. without it? 
The reason is, nobody would buy it.

Now, if you are planning to buy an R8, disregard all
of the above.

The moral to this story is:

Don't buy insurance from a camera dealer, and don't
buy a camera from your insurance agent.

Bill
  




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