Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 3E warranty repair?
From: "Frank Farmer"<frankandaubrey@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:26:14 -0500

Bill,

If you bought it from a US dealer, ie, it has the US Passport Warranty, it is
3 years.  Otherwise, and I'm not positive on this, the international warranty
is either two years or one year.  

Frank

On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:19:28 -0600 Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> wrote:

> Got me to wondering now. How long is the
> warranty on a lens. I have a 3E 
> and when it is on the camera, it  is stiff when
> changing focal lengths. 
> Maybe I had better send mine back if not too
> late. I purchased it on 
> 10-13-01
> 
> Frank Farmer wrote:
> 
> >Steve,
> >
> >Have you heard of others with this problem? Is
> it common to the 3E or any
> >other lens?  Was your 3E fixed to your
> satisfaction?  And, if so, has it
> >remained so, i.e., does it appear that the
> problem is coming back?  Just
> >wondering what I'm in for.
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Frank  
> >
> >On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 18:42:07 +0100 Steve
> Unsworth 
> >wrote:
> >
> >>I had exactly the same problem of
> disappearing
> >>click stops with my
> >>Tri-Elmar.
> >>
> >>It was fixed under warranty at Maison du
> Leica.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]
> >>On Behalf Of Frank
> >>Farmer
> >>Sent: 31 October 2002 15:59
> >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] 3E warranty repair?
> >>
> >>
> >>John,
> >>
> >>The aperture ring had become increasingly
> loose
> >>- to the point that
> >>there was very little, if any at all, of the
> >>notches left that indicate
> >>the stops and half stops.  Also, the aperture
> >>ring seemed to move in a
> >>plane that was generally inappropriate - ie,
> it
> >>moved from the front
> >>element to the rear more than I thought it
> >>should.  So, alas, it was
> >>shipped to New Jersey for repair after an
> >>e-mail conference with folks
> >>both in Germany and New Jersey.  It should
> >>arrive tomorrow.  Of course,
> >>I won't be able to comment on the repair
> until
> >>I have it back in hand.
> >>I do hope all is well with it though.
> >>
> >>Frank
> >>
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