Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] cheaper equipment-- expensive repairs
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:45:30 -0400

No question, major repairs can be a killer...of course you paid $400 for
an M6 repair, which is more than one-third the price of a used M6 these
days...;-)

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kevin
Argue
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:32 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] cheaper equipment-- expensive repairs


I recently had my M6 repaired and cleaned before the Canadian Leica 
distributor went bankrupt. The job was done perfect and the price a mere
$400 Canadian. Seems correct for a Leica service. On the other hand I
spoke to our local university photographer who shoots with a Nikon D1..
something, and he tells me he had a problem with a blue line through his
digital images. After sending the camera to Nikon Canada the repair bill
was a staggering $3000. That is about half the price of a new one. For
us poor struggling freelancers that kind of bill is a killer. I think I
will continue to shoot film!

Cheers,
Kevin Argue
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