Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/25

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Subject: [Leica] M7 repair advice sought
From: geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:22:07 +0000 (GMT)
 
Leica Japan quoted me over 100,000 yen to repair my M7.  Wow. They said the 
LED is inaccurate (I never found that to be so, but things happen), and the 
shutter speeds are wrong.  That is why I sent it in to them, I wish they 
told me their diagnosis of why the shutter speeds are wrong.  

Basically it was working fine a week before I noticed the problem.  2 
perfectly exposed rolls of Velvia showed there was no problem.  Then a week 
later I picked up the M7, dry fired it, and noticed the speeds were off.  
Two weeks after the camera store's 6 month warranty expired.  I only bought 
this camera in June 2010, and really don't want to pay such a big repair 
bill on it already.

Now I have this hefty repair quote.  I'm thinking maybe it would be cheaper 
to send to Sherry Krauter, or DAG.  Any ideas?  


Peter Cheyne
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