Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts
From: "Gary Williams" <nasmformyzombie@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:12:07 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts


>
> If the issue is that supplying old parts compromises Leica's ability to
> support current product (you grammar is a little unclear), then Leica
> should sell the old tooling (or license the designs and name) to someone
> who wants to make the old parts and sell them.
>
> ------------
> Dante Stella


Jeez, this is not a difficult concept.  Selling off old parts from a
dwindling and unreplenishable inventory of parts compromises Leica's ability
to support the older products.  As for the new stuff, Leica probably wants
to produce a limited stock of spare parts in order to keep costs down.

With availability of parts the issue, would Leica sell the old tooling
(assuming it even exists today) to a third party?  There are copyright and
control issues as well as a bunch of legal stuff that would likely make this
unattractive to a third party.  And could a third party actually show a
profit making parts for 40 year old photo gear with perhaps one generation
of use remaining before they're mostly out of circulation anyway?

Gary

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Replies: Reply from Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts)
In reply to: Message from Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu> (Re: [Leica] Leica USA no longer selling repair parts)