[Leica] M8 Kaput - the penultimate chapter

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Luggers,
Well, my well traveled M8 has arrived in Solms and the package will  
be opened up tomorrow. Leica has agreed to replace the camera but  
with a twist. According to new German Government regulations the  
replacement camera should be sent to the country from which the  
broken camera came - in this case Canada. I don't live in Canada but  
in Hong Kong so following the regulation won't put a new camera in my  
hands anytime soon as I am returning home to HK on Tuesday - not to  
mention the question of Canadian taxes and duties. I have sent Leica  
copies of my HK ID and driver's licence and I hope that common sense  
will prevail. As they say, "it ain't over until the fat lady sings"
Cheers,
Howard (in wet and cold Vancouver - packing for hot and sunny HK)