Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] camera held hostage!!!
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:09:11 -0700
References: <147.17e284d6.2c7b98da@aol.com>

After;

Was that Marty Forscher's place?

Jerry

Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/25/03 9:32:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:
>
> > Why do you say they have the right to do this? Had they started the
> >  work? If not, I'd do what I have to do get the camera back - which may
> >  mean waiting two weeks and paying, but I'd make it clear, in writing,
> >  that I was paying under protest and I'd take them to Small Claims court.
> >
> If they were doing a CLA on the camera, and they missed the rangefinder
> problem, it's their responsibility to repair the problem without cost. When
> Professional Camera on 47st, NYC was in business, I complained about the fact that
> they had not done a good job of repairing the dent in a dropped camera I had
> brought in for repair. They took back the camera without a word. A few weeks
> later when I picked up the camera I found that they had replaced the entire case
> with a new one. No charge.
>
> I miss Professional. I guess the rent on 47th Street was getting too high.
> They had to compete for space with the diamond industry that's based in that
> area. Incidentally, they did great work on classic Leicas and had bought all
> Leitz's parts when Leica discontinued repairing pre M cameras. I recall that P had
> lathes and machinists who made parts for Leicas. They were Leica specialists.
>
> br
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