Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Parts scarce on an M9 sounds odd to me. Isn't the camera still being made? And if not didn't they stop making them the day before yesterday? On 1/26/13 3:31 AM, "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > I already replied to this and it may come yet, but the send function did > seem faulty. > > I'm sorry to hear your DMR is dead. Mine is in Solms being 'fixed'. I was > sorta warned not to send it. The Leica customer service person told me > that they are happy to clean adjust and fix mechanicals, but there are no > spare electronic parts, and since 99% of the thing is electronic she was > dubious. However when on her suggestion I cleaned the contacts and it > started working albeit a bit 'shaky' I decided to send it with the > attached R9, whose light meter was also a bit dicky. The exposures worked, > but the display was odd. > > The returned quote was reasonably detailed in what they would 'fix' adjust > and clean. The R9 was $900 to CLA, and fix the lightmeter and some > switches including the main switch, which in retrospect was a bit > unreliable recently, clean all the optics adjust etc. A lot of dough for > an R9 I suppose. The DMR was exchange function knob, adjust and check > function to camera. Setting knob complete. Cost $0. The caveat was there > is no warranty on the DMR but there is a 12 month warranty on the parts > and work on the R9. I'll get it fixed and then flog it one way or another > ;-) > > My M9 is also over there: sort of a catch up with CLA's. Its parts are > also a bit scarce, and I've been warned the repair will be delayed. > > Overall, I'm pretty happy with the communication. Its not great, but I do > find dealing directly with the customer service people seems to help: they > speak better english I suspect. > > On the up side, Leica are to open here in Australia as Leica Australia, > with a technician being trained in Solms at the moment from Melbourne, so > we may not have to ship so much back to Germany in the future. > > Cheers > > Alastair > >> Jayanand, >> >> You are probably (painfully) right. Time to move on. Yet it's still >> possible >> - maybe for just a little bit longer - to protect the gazillion $ >> investment >> in R lenses (8 of them) and 4 R8 bodies before finally bowing to the gods >> and accepting something else. I think I'll take Charlie's offer (offline) >> to >> pursue non-Leica DMR fixes until they are likewise exhausted. >> >> I'm really pissed, though, that Leica Germany won't tell me specifically >> what is wrong with the DMR and why they can't repair it. Sarah (Leica >> repair NJ) asked, but no tell. >> >> Jim >> >> James R. Nelon >> Partner >> Memories Forever Studios >> Office: +1-508-319-1679 >> Cell: +1-508-308-6525 >> Email: JNelon at Memories-Forever-Studios.com >> Website: http://Memories-Forever-Studios.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jnelon=nelonassociates.com at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=nelonassociates.com at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of >> Jayanand Govindaraj >> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 8:24 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] finally got my R9/DMR back-yesterday >> >> Charlie, Jim >> Maybe it is time to take note of the writing on the wall and move on....It >> is glowing in great, big letters! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Topoxforddoc >> <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>wrote: >> >>> Jim >>> There's a guy near London uk who will repair DMRs. PM me and I will >>> send you details Charlie >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 25 Jan 2013, at 21:36, "James R. Nelon" >>> <JNelon at NelonAssociates.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I got my R8/DMR back from Leica Germany via Leica NJ last week with >> this: >>>> "Unable to repair the DMR anymore. Customer was advised." No further >>> info. >>>> Just returned. Is this the end of the DMR line? >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> James R. Nelon >>>> Partner >>>> Memories Forever Studios >>>> Office: +1-508-319-1679 >>>> Cell: +1-508-308-6525 >>>> Email: JNelon at Memories-Forever-Studios.com >>>> Website: http://Memories-Forever-Studios.com >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: lug-bounces+jnelon=nelonassociates.com at leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=nelonassociates.com at leica-users.org] On >>> Behalf Of >>>> Doug Herr >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:37 PM >>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] finally got my R9/DMR back-yesterday >>>> >>>> Stasys Petravicius wrote: >>>> >>>> Now I have to remember how to use it- it took a while to change the >>>> menu language from German to English. I must be getting OLD! Stasys >>>> <<< >>>> >>>> My R8/DMR returned on Monday :) the menu was in English but the time >>>> was Deutschland. >>>> >>>> Doug Herr >>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/