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denver-wang · 04/26/08, 07:39 PM

The top cover of my M8 is scraped a little bit, I was willing to have it replaced, I called local service office today, they told me it will cost me bout 1000 $US. It's unbelievable....

peter_n · 04/26/08, 11:43 PM

Why replace it? A few scratches and scrapes add character and you'll also stop worrying about dinging the camera up.

rob_x2004 · 04/27/08, 03:29 AM

Alternatively, if the top plate was really barked up to the point the camera was unservicable, you could have the plate replaced at a thousand US and that would be cheap.

stnami · 04/27/08, 03:37 AM

Now who was it that said.........a few scratches on the lens glass adds character to your cat

Thomas Edwards · 04/27/08, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denver-wang

The top cover of my M8 is scraped a little bit, I was willing to have it replaced, I called local service office today, they told me it will cost me bout 1000 $US. It's unbelievable....

...leica advertises that the top and bottom plates are cut from solid brass blocks...and commodities prices (brass, copper, gold, etc.) being where they are today...well...

rob_x2004 · 04/27/08, 08:18 AM

Doubt it. They would be die pressed brass wouldnt they? Maybe they machine them to clean them up a bit but you would want the grain characteristics of die stamping.

marknorton · 04/27/08, 11:59 AM

I think they are milled from solid and I expect a replacement would also have the three windows and rear viewfinder lens; might also have the hot shoe pre-fitted since it is sealed with silicone sealant.

It may be only 7 screws to remove it but then the shutter release, shutter speed dial, mode switch, LCD display and electronics flex print has to be moved to the new top and then everything tested. So it's expensive but not that expensive.

sthan · 04/27/08, 03:23 PM

Don Goldberg (DAG) might ask less for that.

denver-wang · 04/27/08, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marknorton

I think they are milled from solid and I expect a replacement would also have the three windows and rear viewfinder lens; might also have the hot shoe pre-fitted since it is sealed with silicone sealant.

It may be only 7 screws to remove it but then the shutter release, shutter speed dial, mode switch, LCD display and electronics flex print has to be moved to the new top and then everything tested. So it's expensive but not that expensive.

As matter as the fact, what I need is only the top cover. And, are you sure the top cover inclusive of all these stuffs? If so, the price sounds reasonable.

marknorton · 04/27/08, 04:29 PM

Look at my anatomy thread and you'll see all the parts inside which need to be transferred across.

marknorton · 04/27/08, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sthan

Don Goldberg (DAG) might ask less for that.

He might, but he would still have to buy the part from Leica and do all the work.

bobtodrick · 04/28/08, 06:04 PM

good god!!

jaapv · 04/28/08, 06:09 PM

I dropped one of mine ( well, actually I had a small conflict with a mountainside

) New top plate, new handgrip, new shutter, new front body shell, shifted sensor realigned, Summicron 35 asph focussing unsnarled: 1750 Euro...

I had an M4-2 run over by a bus way back: Top plate, bottom plate, rangefinder adjusted, some odds and ends: 1600 German Marks at a time when the body cost less than 3000.

700 Euro for an M8 top plate is getting to look like a bargain...

04/26/08, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
denver-wang Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 04/22/08 Posts: 21	too expensive The top cover of my M8 is scraped a little bit, I was willing to have it replaced, I called local service office today, they told me it will cost me bout 1000 $US. It's unbelievable....

04/26/08, 11:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
peter_n Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/11/03 Location: Boston, USA Posts: 372	Re: too expensive Why replace it? A few scratches and scrapes add character and you'll also stop worrying about dinging the camera up. __________________ ~Peter

04/27/08, 03:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
rob_x2004 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/18/05 Posts: 3,353	Re: too expensive Alternatively, if the top plate was really barked up to the point the camera was unservicable, you could have the plate replaced at a thousand US and that would be cheap.

04/27/08, 03:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
stnami Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/01/06 Location: ward 017 Posts: 4,035	Re: too expensive Now who was it that said.........a few scratches on the lens glass adds character to your cat __________________ blink and remember “doi knia” ....................................etrouko images........................................slide shows

04/27/08, 08:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
rob_x2004 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/18/05 Posts: 3,353	Re: too expensive Doubt it. They would be die pressed brass wouldnt they? Maybe they machine them to clean them up a bit but you would want the grain characteristics of die stamping.

04/27/08, 11:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
marknorton Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/12/02 Posts: 5,149	Re: too expensive I think they are milled from solid and I expect a replacement would also have the three windows and rear viewfinder lens; might also have the hot shoe pre-fitted since it is sealed with silicone sealant. It may be only 7 screws to remove it but then the shutter release, shutter speed dial, mode switch, LCD display and electronics flex print has to be moved to the new top and then everything tested. So it's expensive but not that expensive. __________________ Mark

04/27/08, 03:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
sthan Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 06/17/05 Location: Elsinore/Elseneur Posts: 1,550	Re: too expensive Don Goldberg (DAG) might ask less for that. __________________ LFI/SthanGallery

04/27/08, 04:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
marknorton Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/12/02 Posts: 5,149	Re: too expensive Look at my anatomy thread and you'll see all the parts inside which need to be transferred across. __________________ Mark

04/28/08, 06:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
bobtodrick Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/25/02 Location: Edmonton Posts: 162	Re: too expensive good god!!

04/28/08, 06:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 5,686	Re: too expensive I dropped one of mine ( well, actually I had a small conflict with a mountainside ) New top plate, new handgrip, new shutter, new front body shell, shifted sensor realigned, Summicron 35 asph focussing unsnarled: 1750 Euro... I had an M4-2 run over by a bus way back: Top plate, bottom plate, rangefinder adjusted, some odds and ends: 1600 German Marks at a time when the body cost less than 3000. 700 Euro for an M8 top plate is getting to look like a bargain... __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU Last edited by jaapv : 04/28/08 at 06:13 PM.

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