Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Camera
From: Patrick Jelliffe <pbjbike@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:38:56 -0800 (PST)

My regurgitation gene is being stimulated...

Play nice. :0)

Patrick

 
- --- Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> wrote:
> How do you determine if you have the logic gene? Is
> there a test? Are 
> you   new to the LUG? What is your educational
> background, HS, College, 
> Graduate? What is our photography background?
> 
> Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote:
> 
> >Yes, it is all very honorable, and there is nothing
> wrong with being
> >honorable! Thank you!
> >
> >If you do have the low-down on a dealership, and
> find it doesn't measure up,
> >then fine. It sounds as if folks have had problems
> in the past, and that
> >they're documented online. Bad customer service
> speaks for itself.
> >
> >I guess my point questions the assumption that
> because a dealer advertises
> >as an authorized Leica dealership but doesn't carry
> the full Leica line that
> >the dealership is somehow behaving unethically or
> incorrectly. I certainly
> >hope that it is more than obvious that this isn't
> so.
> >
> >I also like to think that Leica users possess an
> above-average degree of the
> >logic gene, and would be able to avoid throwing
> babies out with bath water!
> >;-)
> >
> >KM
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On
> Behalf Of Martin
> >Howard
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:28 PM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Focus Camera
> >
> >
> >Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote:
> >
> >>That said, and with all due respect, you can
> surely choose to believe
> >>that
> >>someone is being "weasly" if you like. You can
> certainly jump to all
> >>sorts
> >>of conclusions if you like based on all sorts of
> preconceived notions
> >>and
> >>biased assumptions about an individual's, or a
> dealer's, or a
> >>manufacturer's, or anyone's, motivations. You
> certainly have that
> >>prerogative. Some see the glass as half-full,
> others half-empty. I
> >>thoroughly enjoy being an optimist. I also am more
> than happy to give
> >>someone the benefit of the doubt. Even if he's a
> weasel! ;-)
> >>
> >
> >While this is all very good and honourable, I think
> we've established
> >through independent means (first hand reports from
> others) that Focus
> >Camera leaves something to be desired with regard
> to customer service
> >and the veracity of their statements regarding what
> they do and do not
> >have in stock.
> >
> >However, for the potential customer, there is a
> very useful resource
> >over at photo.net called neighbour-to-neighbour. 
> It's a repository of
> >comments from past customers to lots of different
> sellers.
> >
> >
> http://www.photo.net/neighbor/opc.tcl?category_id=0
> >
> >This is what they have to say about Focus Camera:
> >
> >
>
http://www.photo.net/neighbor/search?query_string=focus+camera
> >
> >M.
> >
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> 
> 
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