Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A Lesson Learned?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:42:01 -0400
References: <20010731205625.21224.cpmta@c014.sfo.cp.net>

Thanks, Doug. That's the point precisely. This had, btw, theoretically
had a CLA - and the dealer does stand behind what he sells and would
happilly have taken care of the meter problem for me - assuming it could
be taken care of - and had a mint- black M6 to me the next day.

B. D.

Doug Herr wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 31 July 2001, "B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
> >
> > I am not about to depend upon
> > it when a client's work is at stake - which is to say my breakfast lunch
> > and dinner.....So someday, when I can afford to indulge my whims, I'll
> > get another M5 to play with...meantime....
> >
> 
> B. D., I see your point.  I don't depend on my photos for my family's groceries, but if I did I would want to be able to replace damaged equipment immediately, if not sooner, without having to learn how to use a new model.
> 
> I like my SL bodies but I don't depend on a "new" one until it's had a CLA.  If one were to fall into a fumerole it would take several weeks to get a replacement & have it CLA'd, vs. ordering a current model FedEx'ed from B&H in a day or so.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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