[Leica] reuesting info from Leica

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Thanks for the vote of confidence in the M9, Scott, but there seems to be a 
number of secondhand Sony A7ii bodies out there at the moment on the auction 
sites, and only a couple of M9 bodies, so, as the cash difference is 
significant, and as I don't have a large amount of Leica glass, but do have 
lots of other glass, the Sony seems the more practical option for a couple 
of years. I will go for a digital Leica probably a secondhand M240 in the 
future.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Gregory" <scottgregory at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] reuesting info from Leica


> Douglas just a thought in reply to your M9 comment. I just got mine back 
> yesterday from Leica US. About a 5-6 week turnaround so not the horror 
> stories I hear from some. The camera has been wonderful and I've used it 
> for 6 years now. Hope to keep it a lot longer.
>
> Scott
>
>> On Nov 2, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>
>> Yes Doug, Leica problems and hence the subsequent service seems to make 
>> for dismal reading. I think I'm finally going to go ahead and buy a Sony 
>> full frame A7 or A7ii as the Leica option - a 2nd hand M9 - is looking 
>> more problematic and much as though I'd like one, the scare stories are 
>> unlikely to lead to happiness.
>>
>> Being realistic, the amount of photography I do is now harmless, and it 
>> would be stupid to buy an M240 just to have it sitting around with little 
>> use. So the Sony solution with adaptors seems the best as it would enable 
>> me to use the large number of old lenses from various manufacturers 
>> easily.
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" 
>> <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 7:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] reuesting info from Leica
>>
>>
>>> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>> I have been trying to determine the status of my M9 for a job that is up 
>>> and
>>> coming.     Phone message response by machine is "person is not 
>>> available".
>>> e-mails and other forms of communication are simply not answered.
>>>
>>> How can I reach them?
>>> <<<
>>>
>>> Let me know went/if you find out.  I sent my 280 APO to Leica for repair 
>>> nearly seven months ago and apart from a confirmation of receipt in late 
>>> April I've heard nothing from them.  A few times I've been able to get 
>>> through to a real person on the phone and the promised response ("in two 
>>> weeks"; "on Monday") never happens.  I'd have to be insanely stupid to 
>>> spend any more money on any Leica equipment before their service issues 
>>> are resolved.
>>>
>>> Doug Herr
>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>>>
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