Leica No Longer Repairs Film Cameras in U.S.

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Don Goldberg says that he is overwhelmed with work because Leica USA is only doing warranty work on film cameras in the U.S. I would think that Germany would continue to service film cameras. Perhaps this is old news, but it was news to me.

I should say that I haven't any independent confirmation for this so please let me know if I have misrepresented things here.
 
That would kind of surprise me but who knows. I need to have my M7 ISO reader updated so I guess it will be getting a trip to Germany if this is true!
 
They were a few months ago.. Out of warranty but for a guy who is well known to them. Dont think it would affect repairs though.
 
I don't know about the US, but Kindermann Canada in the Toronto area does excellent work on film Leicas with a fast turnaround time. Gerry Smith, who is in charge of the service department, phoned me to my surprise the day after I e-mailed. I got my M4-P (CLA, rangefinder work) back within 2 weeks working like new. Here's the link:
http://www.kindermann.ca/Service/default.html
 
I remember Leica NJ told me there is no tiered pricing for MP repair, and the minimum charge was $475! :eek: This was about 2 months ago.
 
back alley said:
if this is true then i envision many more where's don and sherry threads...
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Incidentally, Don missed the deadline with my MP already. :p Thank god I have my trusty M2 which was also serviced by Don (with about a month of delay after the scheduled deadline.:p)
 
back alley said:
the irony of leica...machines that last forever...repair people that don't.
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Yeah. That's my biggest fear at this point. Leica gear should last my lifetime with proper care and repair (there should be enough parts around), but unfortunately, I'll most likely outlive today's famous repair people.

Well, there's always a chance that I'll kill myself on motorcycle in a month or get hit by a bus this evening so I guess I should just enjoy the gear while I'm here. :angel:
 
I'm not dead yet.

I'm not dead yet.

coelacanth said:
Well, there's always a chance that I'll kill myself on motorcycle in a month or get hit by a bus this evening so I guess I should just enjoy the gear while I'm here.
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Since I broke into my forties, I wake up some mornings, without lifting my head or moving, just looking around the room with one eye to confirm where I am. Then I think, "Well, I'm not dead yet. I guess I better get up and do something." So, yeah, we might as well enjoy our toys and the play time we have available to us since we're not dead yet.
 
I talked to Don one month ago and he seemed much less rushed. He knew exactly what was up with my gear. This time he didn't even know who I was and he didn't seem to know anything about my repair. Something has changed, or Don forgot to drink his AM coffee.
 
dont think I'd send any stuff to Don again.

He took over 4 months to repair my M3.

No communication from him that he had the camera.

To make matters worse, he was meant to clean or repair the rangefinder. Didnt do so.
 
coelacanth said:
Incidentally, Don missed the deadline with my MP already. :p Thank god I have my trusty M2 which was also serviced by Don (with about a month of delay after the scheduled deadline.:p)
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Be careful on your bike. The doctors at the "P" medical center, over the hill from you call motorcycles "donor-cycles". They, as a group, were against the helmet law, as it would cut into the inventory of auction "parts". A friend's wife ran the auctions for that group of hospitals.

p.
 
Not to get off subject but in my other job as an ICU nurse, some of my worst cases were motorcycles. Damn the body can get torn up, broke up, and infected and still come back but not always the same.
 
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