Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/26

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Subject: [Leica] Buying Leica.....
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:41:59 -0500
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On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> All of those film Leicas are unchanged by the availability of digital
> though. They still work the same.
> Which digital cameras of any brand at any price are the equal of the best
> mechanical bodies from anyone in that " life time service"aspect?. They are
> different by definition.

agreed that they're different by definition.
that doesn't preclude stocking replacement parts;
and making repair schematics available to those who earn their living 
repairing cameras.

nor does it imply a premium company should simply throw up their hands when 
sent a 5 year old dead body;
that's died due to design and/or mfg faults.

The fellow who bought my Canon 10D is still using it.
I know of a whole lot of "old" digital cameras performing just as they did 
when new.
They're just banged up now.


Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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