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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] camera held hostage!!!
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:52:22 -0400
References: <147.17e284d6.2c7b98da@aol.com> <3F4A5ED7.EAF9E00A@pacbell.net>

forscher sold out in 1987 to herb zimmerman who was the owner until
it closed in 2001.  i had a camera there when herb called me to break 
the news, and that my camera was waiting.  i miss them too.

- -rei


On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:09:11PM -0700, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> After;
> 
> Was that Marty Forscher's place?
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Afterswift@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> > br

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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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