[Leica] IMG Dachshund, and M8 sensor line M8

[geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne)]

Hi Nathan, George,

Leica don't have their own repair in Japan, but their have an  
authorized repair person.  However, I heard that Leica will soon be  
opening a store in Ginza, Tokyo, after the model of the London Leica  
Store.  If that is not too far away, then I might wait until that  
happens.  Just set my ISO to 160 and 320 until then.  The authorized  
centre here does not deal with sensors.

I sent Solms' an e-mail linking to the dachsund photo, and stating  
that I don't wish to pay for an expensive re-import of the camera.   
Maybe she can think of a good solution.

I think Leica's numbers aren't so huge, concerning these cameras, so  
yes, I am disappointed with this fault seeing as the camera has just  
been returned to me only a three weeks ago.  In their favour, I will  
say that Leica are good to deal with on the phone.  They made an error  
in the return date of my camera, scheduling to reach me by UPS when I  
was already due to be on my return flight to Japan.  I told them the  
problem (their mistake, as I told them two times, in advance, when I  
needed the camera returned by) and I suggested that they ask UPS to  
upgrade the parcel, which had already been collected by UPS.  They  
acted on this suggestion, and the camera reached me the day before my  
flight.

Also, Andrea was a pleasure to deal with on the phone, was quick to  
acknowledge their mistakes (rather than talk around them) and was keen  
to ensure satisfaction.


Peter Cheyne