Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry @ Kindermann told me at least 5 years ago that Leica New Jersey send all repairs on LTM equipment to them. I assume that still holds since Kindermann is probably one of the few places that would still have parts. Regards, Spencer On Sep 17, 2009, at 11:15, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: > > I'm afraid that's par for the course. Leica, NJ no longer repairs > screw mount Leicas and has difficulty finding spares for the early > Ms. Canon will not factory repair cameras over 10 years old. Nikon > does not sell replacement water seals for my beloved 25 year old > Nikonos II. Camera repairers like DAG and Krauter scavenge old > cameras for spare parts. The Canon repair center in NYC feels that > it is uneconomical to fix an old camera and will simply issue a > discount certificate on the purchase of a new one. When most cameras > are over 10 years old, you are pretty much on your own. >