Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JB - Ah, perfect! Thanks for the reference to the warranty act. That's another argument I could use if I need to. I ordered a screen for my D40x yesterday. Regards, Dick On Jan 25, 2008, at 7:49 PM, J. Braun wrote: > Dick, > > <Have you any comparison of the screen brightness with and without the > <OptiBrite treatment? > > Sorry no, I have not had a screen without the OptiBright treatment. > > I forgot to mention I dialed in -0.7 exposure compensation with the > screen. > > <This is good news. It makes sense that changing the screen shouldn't > <affect the warranty and it sounds like Nikon was reasonable in this > <case. > > Not voiding the Warranty makes allot of sense considering "The > Magnusson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade commission Improvement Act of > 1975" (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch50.html#PC50). > > I am not an attorney. Please consult a real one. However my > understanding of Magnusson-Moss is the requirement for the > manufacturer to prove a modification caused the failure to void a > warranty. > > Considering the F6 I own allows consumer changing of focusing > screens, such would be a stretch. > > JB > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information