Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > > The Minilux is not really a Leica. It is a rebadged Japanese camera. I > would be astonished if anyone in NJ or Solms knew the answer to your question. > > A couple of weeks ago I related the story of a friend of mine receiving a > free R8. I called NJ on a Monday and asked for an R8 users manual and > received it the following Friday. > > I dripped frozen yogurt on my 135-R lens and froze the f/stop ring (the > goop oozed under it and froze the diaphragm. I sent it in and got it back > in less than three weeks. > > My first M6 took a bump which knocked the vertical alignment out and this > was before I got my own alignment tool. I sen it in on a Monday and > received it back the following Monday. > > I've been using Leica since the CL came out. R cameras starting in 1976. > I've never ever had a problem getting answers to questions that they are > likely to know or getting what I call good service. > > Jim > > Is it possible Jim that you are well known at Leica and perhaps get expidited service. I would expect Leica like other camera repair facilities cater to pros and your turn around may be considerably faster than mine. My brother a few years back sent in a Leica flex for a cla and it took just over a month. John Shick