Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts

["Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@charter.net>]

Well said, BD.  You are absolutely right.

Liked your new pictures BTW - excellent exposures.  You do good work.

Ted

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts


> The sad reality, Ted, is that just about the only people who even know
> what Leica is anymore are we "weird people on the internet."
> 
> No, I'm sure Herr Cohn doesn't give a rats behind what we think - and
> that's why Leica finally reached the point where it had to turn to a
> handbag company to stay alive.
> 
> One of the real attractions of Leica over all these years has been the
> thought that you can always get parts, always get them repaired and keep
> them going - and you can do it by sending your camera to one of the
> independent craftspersons like Sherry or DAG, etc. etc.
> 
> This latest move on Leica's part really shows how astoundingly stupid
> the management is - how out of touch with the world of the users of the
> products.
> 
> B. D.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 10:33 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts
> 
> 
> Bill Barton said wisely:
> Subject: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts
> 
> 
> > I think we all need to calm down on this, letting Leica know we 
> > disagree with their decision is fine.  My take on this is it's based 
> > on $$ this will not make us feel any better but this is my thought.
> >
> > Europe is in a bigger recession then the US is right now and Germany 
> > is really feeling it badly. If you had a company that was not turning 
> > a profit and you had already cut overhead i.e. employees to the min 
> > what is the next thing to cut?? Inventory!!<<<<,
> SNIP.
> 
> Hi Bill,
> Thanks for a calm analytical look at this situation, as folks appear to
> be jumping into a pot of water without knowing whether it's boiling or
> ice cold!
> 
> This situation has two major sides to it and no one here knows both
> sides, unless they're keeping their mouth shut about one of them.
> Besides, all the "letter writing etc" being talked about here is already
> in Solms and New Jersey anyway, as I don't have any doubts it's read and
> fed to Leica daily!
> 
> And if it isn't I'd be very surprised .
> 
> And once again I'd like to point out as I've done in the past, the "Real
> World of the Leica corporation" does not revolve around the LUG & LEG or
> affiliate sites of the internet.
> 
> Yep I don't have any doubt they, LEICA, have someone within the
> corporation monitoring every Leica site picking out the gems, yes we do
> on occasion have gem ideas. ;-) Of course keeping in mind how brilliant
> we must appear on days and days of seemingly "other off topic subjects"
> where they look at anything said on LUG or LEG with a barrel of salt as
> meaningless drivel by a collection of strange and weird people of the
> internet world!;-)
> 
> Do I think this anxiousness by members and threats of "I'm never buying
> another Leica" sent to Herr Cohn is going to give him sleepless nights?
> Highly unlikely! But it will give him something to think about for a
> minor nano second and be dismissed as "those weird people on the
> internet."
> 
> I'm now open for your un-merciful attack folks! But do be serious though
> and put yourselves in the business perspective as Bill Barton has
> explained before you launch an uncontrolled frontal assault!
> 
> >>> I don't like this either, but Leica is trying to stay alive....<<<<
> 
> ted.
> 
> 
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