Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 17, 2009, at 8:25 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > Larry Z wrote: > >>>> > I'm afraid that's par for the course. Leica, NJ no longer repairs > screw > mount Leicas and has difficulty finding spares for the early Ms. > Canon will > not factory repair cameras over 10 years old. Nikon does not sell > replacement water seals for my beloved 25 year old Nikonos II. Camera > repairers like DAG and Krauter scavenge old cameras for spare parts. > The > Canon repair center in NYC feels that it is uneconomical to fix an old > camera and will simply issue a discount certificate on the purchase > of a > new one. When most cameras are over 10 years old, you are pretty > much on > your own. > <<< > > Leica has been much better in this repect than most other makers. > Early M > cameras are now over 50 years old; the oldest Leicaflex SL bodies > are now > 41 years old and some parts are no longer available if you're > particular > about finish color but I can still get many tiny obscure parts for it, > directly from Leica USA, new. and that's pretty amazing, especially the fact that they can find them, Steve > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and > application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information