[Leica] M8 Coming Home

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

David,

Those days are gone forever. They want $80 just for the little  
plastic part that locks in the flash sync cable on my 80MM CB.

Len


On Apr 2, 2007, at 3:13 PM, David Rodgers wrote:

>
> Jeff wrote:
>
>>> Not a complaint, just a curious observation.<<
>
> We seem to be very tolerant of Leica. We downplay things that we
> wouldn't put up with from other companies. I don't know why that  
> is, but
> I'm as guilty as the next person. However, I'm becoming a little less
> tolerant these days.
>
> The best service I ever had was from Hasselblad. Years ago I sent a CF
> 80 in for a warranty repair. A few days later I received a brand  
> new CF
> 120 Makro-Planar (which just happened to be a lens that I really  
> wanted
> and was worth more than double what the 80 was worth). Of course, I  
> had
> to return it as they'd shipped it in error. But still, it was fun  
> for a
> day. My 80 came back the next day. I couldn't believe the quick turn
> around.
>
> I also sent in a 60 C. I'd bought it used for next to nothing. It was
> abused and the front element was severely scratched. Mainly out of
> curiosity I shot test after test to see if the scratch would  
> degrade an
> image image. After numerous rolls of chrome film and tech pan --  
> shot at
> every aperture, every focusing distance and many different lighting
> conditions -- I couldn't see any sign of the defect. I finally gave up
> trying.
>
> I still sent the lens to Hasselblad. I couldn't' stand looking at the
> scratch and it needed a slow shutter speed overhaul. Hasselblad said
> they weren't sure they could fix the front element. They said it
> depended on whether they had a replacement in stock. Not only did it
> require the right element, but the element had to be from a certain
> batch of glass. It sounded complicated. I assumed it would be  
> expensive.
>
> Hasselblad replaced the front element and they overhauled the shutter.
> In face, when I got it back the lens looked like new. Turn around  
> was a
> week or two. Total cost was around $125. (I think my tests cost me  
> more
> than the repair). I couldn't believe it was so inexpensive. It wasn't
> that long ago; just over a decade. I'll always be fond of Hasselblad,
> for that and other reasons.
>
> DaveR
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