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This model released 2012. I bought in June 2012. Sent to Leica for under warranty repair. They say cannot do repair as model has been discontinued.

VERY BAD for a highly reputable company

 

I am very surprised. dealers are still selling them new for £500 +

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Send an email to the Top Leica Exec.. They should replace with a new unit.

Take no krap - 1 proviso -> did you damage the camera? I had a new Passat, nothing but problems, the dealer said "it's Ok" One email to VW Germany & I had a brand new top of the line replacement within 4 weeks + a nice check '(^_^)'

Regards, L..:cool:

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This is one reason I have always bought the Panasonic version of Leica's compacts at typically half the price of Leica's branded versions. I recently bought a ZS40 (TZ60 I believe outside the US)...24-720mm (effective) optical zoom w/OIS, built-in EVF, manual focus w/peaking, RAW capture, WiFi upload to smartphones. Got a used one for $350. Mainly bought it to take to rock concerts where they search bags and turn away bigger cameras.

 

I wonder now with the T if Leica has quietly ended its program of commissioning Panasonic to built Leica-branded compacts?

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I wonder now with the T if Leica has quietly ended its program of commissioning Panasonic to built Leica-branded compacts?

Obviously they have not as there are strong hints that the introduction of new V-Lux and D-Lux models is imminent.

 

Having said that it should be possible to get a V-Lux 40 repaired, discontinued or not.

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This model released 2012. I bought in June 2012. Sent to Leica for under warranty repair. They say cannot do repair as model has been discontinued.

VERY BAD for a highly reputable company

 

I am very surprised. dealers are still selling them new for £500 +

And highly unusual, as they still repair the Digilux2
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