Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:22 AM 11/14/00 +0800, apbbeijing wrote: >on 13/11/00 11:42 PM, Jim Brick at jim_brick@agilent.com wrote: > >> Here in the US, they seem to be a production item, readily available, with >> a part number 442-299-805-009 and are $20. >> >> So I don't see why they are not available anywhere else??? > >Odd that. When you say 'readily available' do you mean that you know stores >that have them in stock? I have had to quote the part number to official >distributors in order to get them to admit the item exists. Solms told me >that they have only produced 'some hundred pieces in 2-3 years' and that >they have none in stock now but 'maybe next year'. Not what I would call >'readily available'. > Here in the US, pick up the phone and call 1-800-222-0118, ask for parts, when parts answers tell them how many of part number 442-299-805-009 you want and give them your address and credit card number. When I bought mine, they had plenty in stock. Perhaps they are sold out now and waiting for Solms to make another batch. Solms makes everything in batches. Anyway, it is a Leica item and like any Leica item, whenever a batch is made, they're available. Indeed unpredictable. Jim