Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, Correct, Leica USA will not work on LTM's. Solms will if you send the camera to them. If you want to stay in NA then I would use DAG or Kinderman. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 11/1/06, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > > On Nov 1, 2006, at 1:15 AM, Don wrote: > > > The > > IIIG was last built in what 1960 and the company will still repair > > it if you > > send it off to Germany. > > > Leica, USA said that my 1954 IIIf was too old for factory repair and > referred me to DAG or Sherry Krauter. Sherry said she could repair it > but she was too swamped with older Ms that Leica refused to repair in > the USA. Canon has a 10 year limit on the availability of repairs for > their cameras. Both Leica and Canon assert that the cost of repair of > an older camera is often greater than the replacement value of the > camera. Unless the camera has a sentimental value, it is better to > amortize the cost over a reasonable period and plan on replacing it. > Its sort of like the practice of dropping a half dollar into the gas > tank every time you fill up the old jalopy. When you need a new car, > take out the tank, cut it open, and use the proceeds for a down > payment on a new one. If you put aside ten cents for every exposure > you make, film or digital, you should have enough money in five years > for a replacement camera. Even an M8. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >