Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] After market spares and repairs.
From: spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:04:59 -0400
References: <8CC05C0E2DDEE08-3A0C-12009@webmail-d040.sysops.aol.com>

Gerry @ Kindermann told me at least 5 years ago that Leica New Jersey  
send all repairs on LTM equipment to them. I assume that still holds  
since Kindermann is probably one of the few places that would still  
have parts.

Regards,
Spencer

On Sep 17, 2009, at 11:15, lrzeitlin at aol.com 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.
>



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