algrove Posted May 13, 2013 Share #281 Posted May 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Rick-Are you sure it was blue loctite? Why not red? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 13, 2013 Posted May 13, 2013 Hi algrove, Take a look here Leica M strap lugs unscrewing (merged). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lct Posted May 13, 2013 Share #282 Posted May 13, 2013 It's like this since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 13, 2013 Share #283 Posted May 13, 2013 Rick-Are you sure it was blue loctite? Why not red? Nope. Leica ran out of their supply of red on the M8 and M9. It appears that some Chinese lens maker has bought up all of the blue Loctite for the assembly of their lenses. Me bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
awslee Posted May 13, 2013 Share #284 Posted May 13, 2013 Update:Datum Status 03.05.2013 Service order registered on 06.05.2013 Oder confirmation sent 06.05.2013 In repair 10.05.2013 Repair completed I looked everywhere on the Leica web site, but was not able to find a link that tracks repairs. Can you guys point me to the right URL? I like to find out progress on my M240 as well. Never mind, found it, do not know how I could have missed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Clennan Posted May 14, 2013 Share #285 Posted May 14, 2013 I looked everywhere on the Leica web site, but was not able to find a link that tracks repairs. Can you guys point me to the right URL? I like to find out progress on my M240 as well. Never mind, found it, do not know how I could have missed it. Where did you find it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstam Posted May 14, 2013 Share #286 Posted May 14, 2013 Where did you find it? Check this link: Leica Camera AG - Service - repair tracking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ario Arioldi Posted May 14, 2013 Share #287 Posted May 14, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Where did you find it? Here: Leica Camera AG - Service - repair tracking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david perry Posted May 14, 2013 Share #288 Posted May 14, 2013 Two weeks to the day that it was collected my M was returned yesterday, together with a complementary copy of "Leica Myself", which is a nice touch. The enclosed letter from Alfred Schopf says: "Thank you for purchasing a Leica M and for your patience while we reaffixed the carrying strap eyelets. We also took the liberty of performing a comprehensive examination of your Leica M in order to ensure that the camera is flawless and in excellent working order. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere apologies for the inconvenience you have experienced. as a small token of my appreciation for your forbearance, I would like to present you with "Leica Myself", a selection of auto portraits of Leica users like you and me. Leica has always been, and will continue to be, committed to the highest standards of excellence, and we will make every effort to earn and live up to your faith and trust in leica. Thank you for your patronage." There is also a separate note saying that the camera has had its sensor cleaned too, and a signed test certificate. All in all I am truly impressed by this level of customer service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted May 14, 2013 Share #289 Posted May 14, 2013 Rick-Are you sure it was blue loctite? Why not red? Blue and red loctite have been discontinued. There's only monochrom loctite left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillbeers15 Posted May 14, 2013 Share #290 Posted May 14, 2013 I would prefer leica provide us with a complementry spare battery instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 14, 2013 Share #291 Posted May 14, 2013 Blue and red loctite have been discontinued. There's only monochrom loctite left.Blue and red locktite can only be obtained by subscription, to guarantee that you have the latest type. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboch Posted May 14, 2013 Share #292 Posted May 14, 2013 I would prefer leica provide us with a complementry spare battery instead. That would be awesome. If not a spare battery then not this horrible "myself" book, but another one. I really do not need a book of "self portraits"... The Ninety Nine Years Leica Book would have been a better choice... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted May 14, 2013 Share #293 Posted May 14, 2013 I see the happy news today that my repair is completed. Does anyone know how quickly, once that message shows up, one's M arrives back to its loving owner in the States? Put more directly, any chance I'll have it back for the weekend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 14, 2013 Share #294 Posted May 14, 2013 Ask Leica for a tracking number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted May 14, 2013 Share #295 Posted May 14, 2013 I recently discovered mine was potentially affected, and they advised I send it back for a precautionary check. I told them I was going to Asia including Vietnam in 2 weeks and had already sold my M9 so I didn't want to send it until after I am back unless they can guarantee getting it back to me in time. They said it usually takes 4 days inc postage, but it might not so I better send it off once back. That's fine with me. There are no signs that the lugs are coming lose, but I will just need to make sure I don't leave it dangling from my kneck too much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 14, 2013 Share #296 Posted May 14, 2013 Mine is not going off until 24 May, when I go into hospital for a while. I have to admit to being rather nervous walking round our local agricultural college's open day on Saturday with the M240 and the very large and heavy Zeiss 28-85 Vario Sonnar on it. I kept clutching both straps, hoping not to have a simultaneous bi-lateral lug failure. BTW "lugs" is the Scottish word for ears. Given their appearance on an M, this seems quite appropriate Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcafe Posted May 14, 2013 Share #297 Posted May 14, 2013 Heard from the Leica Store that the check on mine was completed yesterday, meaning it was shipped today. Since it has to go through NJ 1st, I've been told that it may not get to DC by Saturday. I see the happy news today that my repair is completed. Does anyone know how quickly, once that message shows up, one's M arrives back to its loving owner in the States? Put more directly, any chance I'll have it back for the weekend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirekti Posted May 14, 2013 Share #298 Posted May 14, 2013 Do they ship those repaired ones by plane or ship? The manual says be aware of cosmic radiation. ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted May 15, 2013 Share #299 Posted May 15, 2013 I would prefer leica provide us with a complementry spare battery instead. Those of us who have been around since the days of the M8 recall will remember the largesse of Stephen K Lee, Leica's short-lived CEO, who offered 30% off a lens of our choice as a gesture for the inconvenience caused. Whether it was that or the later announcement of the M8 being upgradeable forever which lead to Mr Lee's demise is uncertain. Separately, I note that Leica are using DHL to collect cameras and UPS to deliver them. Maybe UPS don't offer a service for the driver to hang around while the camera is packed up. Not that mine did, they just left the box by the door, never came back and I had to hand carry it into a DHL depot where some sullen receptionist insisted on opening the package to check what was inside. I didn't bother to explain to her the benefits of the M Typ 240 over earlier cameras or ask her where she stood on the CCD vs CMOS debate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboch Posted May 15, 2013 Share #300 Posted May 15, 2013 Mine is also repaired now and should hopefully be back soon. 10.05.2013 In repair 15.05.2013 Repair completed But it seems Leica has more like a 5 day turn-around time for the repair than the stated 48 hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.