Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] International Warranty in the USA
From: Bryan Caldwell <bcaldwell51@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 16:49:27 -0800

At 01:55 PM 1/9/2002 -0800, Frank Filippone wrote:
>Lastly..... if you think you are going to wreck your camera, drop it in a
>lake, have a cop tromp on it, have some cow do his deed on you, or otherwise
>manhandle the camera, no matter what, buy USA.  The passport warranty will
>take care of you.

Frank,

It had better be a shallow lake. The biggest problem with the Passport 
warranty is that it excludes any loss in which the remains of the camera or 
lens containing the serial number cannot be recovered. This includes what 
is probably the biggest risk to cameras, theft. The Passport also excludes 
fire damage. For non-professionals, an all-risk rider to an existing 
homeowner's insurance policy can usually provide much better coverage. If 
you rely only on Passport coverage, you are not very well protected against 
loss.

It is not exactly true that if you buy grey market you don't have a 
warranty. You won't have a warranty provided by Leica. But there are many 
dealers who will provide their own warranty for grey market merchandise. 
They are unlikely to cover mistreatment a la Passport, but coupled with 
good insurance coverage and provided by a reputable dealer you should be 
quite well protected. There are many sources of repair for Leicas other 
than Leica USA or Leica Germany.


Bryan Caldwell

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