Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] M9 reliability question
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 16:37:56 -0500
References: <B7874C91-D17C-48C3-BC3C-784AC35909F6@frozenlight.eu> <1C283978-5E5B-42A7-9426-847318EB9DE0@verizon.net> <8C2E4D5B-683B-4203-9445-2F252B03264D@frozenlight.eu> <941dedb3ebcd4e708fe34ecf3db6e8b8@WhizzEXM01.whizz.org> <8780FC7B-12B5-4BED-A31A-0E589B8C4DC3@frozenlight.eu> <bc7493cd604545788b9822bee6daa028@WhizzEXM01.whizz.org> <F95385B1-AC4E-431D-9917-321C8796C695@frozenlight.eu> <3094000d2a604cc2911ee49c2f981486@WhizzEXM02.whizz.org> <F7F43C5D-DA85-4A18-9324-AE87664B4500@gmail.com> <4EE71F2C-771B-4565-8A5D-3C10A7300693@mac.com> <D1133842-8DF4-4A5D-A629-49195F9349E3@gmail.com>

My replacement and others I've read about have taken about two months from 
the time they tell you to send it.  They gave me an "appointment" to send it 
in.

from my iPad

Sonny Carter

> On Jun 11, 2016, at 4:17 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> thank you !
> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
>> On Jun 11, 2016, at 2:16 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> My understanding from reading This morning is that Leica will replace the 
>> sensor indefinitely. Check Thorsten Overgaards site as he has s new post 
>> up about the M9 with a lot of info that covers your question. 
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>>> On Jun 11, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 9, 2016, at 1:46 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have just sent my 2010 M9 off for sensor replacement. I emailed 
>>>> Wetzlar then got an email from Leica France, they sent me a pdf with a 
>>>> postage paid courier label (all paperwork done beforehand). Boxed 
>>>> camera up, dropped into La Poste and it arrived in Paris the following 
>>>> day  at no cost to me. Will let you know how long replacement takes to 
>>>> arrive??
>>> 
>>> 
>>> likely you know  about this John, how long from purchase date do we have 
>>> to get a sensor replacement, when corrosion is found ?   Does Leica give 
>>> any estimate for how long replacement takes ?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> many thanks,
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> 
>>>> Or a small charge if not, I am going to try it for my M9 sensor 
>>>> replacement rather than going through the Montpellier dealer (again). 
>>>> It was only a suggestion if it got you a cheaper M9, you do not have to 
>>>> do it this way.
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Warranty service only.
>>>> 
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> 
>>>>> On 02 Jun 2016, at 09:33, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Read about the pick-up service on 
>>>>> http://en.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Repair-Maintenance
>>>>> 
>>>>> john
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> 
>>>>> Packing the camera + Queueing at the post office + Filling out forms 
>>>>> (here in Spain they make you do it even for intra-EU shipments) + 
>>>>> Paying the postage + Waiting = HASSLE.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 02 Jun 2016, at 00:52, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There is no hassle sending to Wetzlar, just a bit of time...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> john
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks to all who have replied. So the story is not that simple?not 
>>>>>> only do I need to know whether the sensor has been replaced but also 
>>>>>> whether it has been replaced with the old one or the new one. I have 
>>>>>> asked the seller when the replacement got done.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And no, I do not want to deal with the hassle of sending a camera to 
>>>>>> Germany and then waiting for who knows how long. My previous 
>>>>>> experience sending my M8 for repair back in 2009 or 10 was not that 
>>>>>> great.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> 
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