Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] camera held hostage!!!
From: Afterswift@aol.com
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:52:42 EDT

In a message dated 8/25/03 9:32:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:

> Why do you say they have the right to do this? Had they started the
>  work? If not, I'd do what I have to do get the camera back - which may
>  mean waiting two weeks and paying, but I'd make it clear, in writing,
>  that I was paying under protest and I'd take them to Small Claims court.
>  
If they were doing a CLA on the camera, and they missed the rangefinder 
problem, it's their responsibility to repair the problem without cost. When 
Professional Camera on 47st, NYC was in business, I complained about the fact that 
they had not done a good job of repairing the dent in a dropped camera I had 
brought in for repair. They took back the camera without a word. A few weeks 
later when I picked up the camera I found that they had replaced the entire case 
with a new one. No charge. 

I miss Professional. I guess the rent on 47th Street was getting too high. 
They had to compete for space with the diamond industry that's based in that 
area. Incidentally, they did great work on classic Leicas and had bought all 
Leitz's parts when Leica discontinued repairing pre M cameras. I recall that P had 
lathes and machinists who made parts for Leicas. They were Leica specialists. 

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