Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
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Thanks for the post, Ken, I'm glad that
Nikon Japan still provides service....
I guess our country is just a "disposable" society!!
Walt
On 25 Jan 99 17:29:08 JST Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@netscape.net> wrote:
> Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> wrote:
> > Ken, I don't know where you live, but it damn sure ain't
> > Dallas, Tx.......you WILL NOT get your F or SP or even F2
> > serviced....two years ago they wouldn't take in an older
> > 300 4.5 that needed a new mount!! a 5 minute job!! ("no
> > support for manual focus")
>
> Nope. It certainly ain't Dallas, Tx. Even for Leica, it ain't Dalls, Tx
> either.
> As Leica stuff gets sent back to NJ, Kindermann, or even Solms for "official"
> repair, Nikon stuff may have to go back to Tokyo for servicing.
> > I respect that Nikon Japan has this kind of reputation, but
> > I can't even order a COMMON part for my F!!! (a part shared
> > with the SP, F, F2!!!) from Nikon USA.....BTW, it's the
> > single part that will eventually be the death of ALL the
> > mechanical Nikons....I'm glad that I learned how to file the
> > old part to get another 25 years out of it!!!
>
> Well, as Ray pointed out, Nikon USA is an independent firm and has its own
> bean counters and service policies. If you do have servicing problems that
> cannot be resolved in the US., you can always ship it back to Tokyo. Similar
> policy applies to Leica stuff, too.
>
> > Leica can't support the M3 forever, but nearly 50 years
> > is commendable.....I just hope the bean counters never get
> > their way with Leica....
>
> Well, Nikon still services its model I, circa 1948 :)
>
>
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