[Leica] First M8 experience

[dnaplasmid at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans)]

Jim.

Will they exchange the camera if they have another one?  As Ted said, you 
expect a working camera and it is Leica/dealer's responsibility to give you 
one.  I have an exchange story.  I bought a Rollei SL-35 at Tall's Camera in 
Seattle many many years ago.  I lived 300 miles away.  Got it home, out of 
the box and it sounded terrible.  I already had 2 other bodies.  This one 
sounded like they forgot to lubricate it.  My next trip to Seattle, one 
month later, I brought it in for an exchange.  They had another one sitting 
there.  They told me they could not do that.  I said why not and they said 
not their policy.  They would gladly send it in for repair.  Maybe a month 
maybe two.  I went round and round with them.  I finally asked if I could 
just return it and get my money back and they said "yes".  I promptly said, 
"and then I want to buy that other one."  They made the exchange.



Aram





> Jim Laurel asked:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] First M8 experience
>
>
>> So Ted, do you think I have a defective one?<<<
>
> Jim,
> I think that's always a possibility given the conditions of other M8 
> newbie
> folks.
>
> Why knock yourself out trying to figure out what the problem is,
> particularly after you've given the instruction manual a very solid work 
> out
> to make sure the camera is working correctly. And you are reading the
> instructions correctly.
>
> After all, you bought it in good faith to work properly upon purchase, if 
> it
> isn't? Then one would assume the machine be replaced, or remedied, 
> certainly
> when you are finding something major wrong as you have.
>
> ted
>