Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Service
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:45:13 -0700
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On Apr 28, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> It is the same type of excellent service that is costing Toyota billions 
> of dollars this year. Good for some, horrendous for others, and based on 
> an arrogance that will eventually destroy the company if it is not 
> addressed. I am pleased to hear that the fellow who ignored all of my 
> communications and had "just stepped away from his desk" on about 50 
> occasions when I called has been reassigned. Good for Leica USA. It should 
> have happened much sooner.
> 
> The LUGers are very often apologetic for Leica.

some are perhaps, but I don't really know if that applies overall. I do know 
that people would be more sympathetic to you, if you spent half the time 
using it,  that you spend complaining about it...


I guess the attitude is... it's irrelevant whether it works or not, if you 
don't take pictures with it...


Steve (who's obviously fed up with this thread)

> To tell someone with a defective M8 or M9 that a problem can be solved by 
> removing and replacing the battery every time the camera screws up would 
> most certainly not be tolerated if one were using a Nikon or Canon. To 
> think that one should expect to pay two months' salary for a camera body 
> only to have to remove and replace the battery before shooting a frame is 
> patent absurdity. If Leica wants to be the most expensive 35mm camera on 
> the face of the earth, the damned thing should be fixed when defective. 
> 
> Jeffery
> 
> 
> On Apr 28, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> 
>> Nothing disingenuous about this. Tina can speak for herself, but I 
>> received
>> excellent service on an upgrade and two lens calibration/adjustments as an
>> amateur. I got better than express service with no express fees as well as
>> 150 EUR extra work free, plus international courier delivery also free. I
>> made no claims nor generalisations nor claims that every service 
>> transaction
>> would be identical, just stated the facts in this incident.
>> There are reports of complaints. This was a report of someone who received
>> excellent service and then was happy to report it here.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> 
>> On 29 April 2010 00:41, charcot <charcot at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Just to echo Frank's note these stories of record repair times are
>>> disingenuous - like flying first class - of course your trip was better 
>>> -got
>>> to eat and drink first!!!
>>> 
>>> ernie
>>> Frank Filippone wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The difference between Tina's service and some of the rest of us.....?
>>>> 
>>>> She is a Pro in their special service program.  Many of the rest of us 
>>>> are
>>>> not.
>>>> 
>>>> What this all means is that for the "normal" Joe, YMMV.
>>>> 
>>>> There are too many horror stories about the time it takes to get Leica
>>>> Service to make any generalizations.....
>>>> It takes the time it takes.  Period.
>>>> 
>>>> Always own a backup.
>>>> 
>>>> Frank Filippone
>>>> red735i at earthlink.net
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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Replies: Reply from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Leica Service)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from charcot at comcast.net (charcot) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica Service)
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Leica Service)