Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]how about "lifetime, as in for the lifetime of the original owner" (considering the median age of the leica buyer, maybe sound actuarial reasoning?) -rei On Feb29 16:54, Frank Filippone wrote: > Did they use the word "forever" anywhere? > > Wasn't the first price $2000 = roughly 1200 Euros? So this is slight price > reduction. > But the warranty went from 2 years to 1 year.........for 800 Euros or $1200 > ( including making the shutter infinitesimally quieter) > Or 750 Euros = $1125 for a new Saphire Glass window ...... > > If nothing else, you are protected for a year,,,, > > Can you imagine the cost of replacing a shutter in an M8 or worse yet, > shutter + sensor if the thing goes south and your warranty is up? > > I think $1200 is cheap ( wallet) protection , if you own an M8. > > I wonder why the fuss over the upgrade and dealers.. after all, they never > got a piece of the pie if you sent your equipment to Leica directly for > repair.....????? > It is marginal business for them. > > Local upgrade could be an interesting proposal... no wonder Dr. Joseph was > not too happy with Lee. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > 1120 Euros for the full upgrade > 750 Euros for the Saphire glass only > 800 Euros for the shutter only > > One year warranty extension. > > No 'presale certificates'. Work will be done starting August 08, and > can now be done in local service centers such as US, Japan, Hong Kong > etc. > > Further details to follow. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey