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Be careful though as lenses carry a three year warranty in the USA with camera bodies at two years.

 

Thank you !

 

Just to clear things, I live in Europe and will receive a Leica, send from USA.

 

The reason why I am asking is because my local dealer did "warn" me that in that case the warranty period would be limited to 6 or even just 3 months instead of 2 year !).

Understandable when you guy's in the States actually have a 3 or 6 month warranty period.

 

Rgds

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Thank you !

 

Understandable when you guy's in the States actually have a 3 or 6 month warranty period.

 

Rgds

 

Warranty on new Leica M-series for US customers is also 2 years. Never heard of 3-6 months here, except maybe on used equipment.

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Thank you !

 

Just to clear things, I live in Europe and will receive a Leica, send from USA.

 

The reason why I am asking is because my local dealer did "warn" me that in that case the warranty period would be limited to 6 or even just 3 months instead of 2 year !).

Understandable when you guy's in the States actually have a 3 or 6 month warranty period.

 

Rgds

 

 

In US cameras: 2 years, lenses: 3 years.

When my new M9 needed service under warranty I sent it straight to Leica CS in Solms from the US.

No problem whatsoever.

 

Your dealer is BS'ing you. :eek: I would find another dealer. :D

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In US cameras: 2 years, lenses: 3 years.

When my new M9 needed service under warranty I sent it straight to Leica CS in Solms from the US.

No problem whatsoever.

 

Your dealer is BS'ing you. :eek: I would find another dealer. :D

 

Actually I'm not buying so maybe that's why he's telling me this :-)

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Keep in mind that the warranty is not the same as Passport protection, which also covers accidental damage. AFAIK, the US no longer has Passport on cameras, but 3 years on lenses. Passport rules are different by country, and have been known to change. Some, for instance, by cameras from the UK, even if that's not their residence, due to the Passport coverage.

 

Note, too, that individual experience seems to vary based on service coverage at Leica NJ vs Solms, sometimes seemingly dependent on the particular transaction. There have been various, often confusing, discussions on the forum that one can search.

 

I carry insurance on all my gear that covers all circumstances regarding damage or loss; that provides my best security.

 

Jeff

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Not according to Leica's website. You have to be resident in the UK.

 

Leica UK Passport

Leica UK Passport is an additional UK specific scheme that provides Leica customers (resident in the UK) with additional peace of mind providing as it does cover against malfunction resulting from accidental damage for one year from the date of original purchase.

 

Leica Camera AG - Leica Warranty and Leica UK Passport

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So my guess it that it changed (as I think it did from 2 years to one at some point), as I can't imagine Jaap 'cheated' for years.:)

 

Either that, or they make exceptions. And that would just add to the confusion noted in past threads about individual treatment. I hope not.

 

Jeff

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The UK Passport scheme is an extra insurance service offered by Leica UK and is unrelated to the regular factory guaranty.

 

The rules for the UK passport guaranty were changed twice in a relatively short period of time.

Originally the passport was for two years on all gear for anybody buying from the UK.

(years ago it was even five years)

 

In October 2009 it was changed to one year for camera bodies but still for anybody buying from the UK.

Sometime in 2010 the requirement of residence in the UK was added.

 

My M9 was one of the last cameras sold under the original regime. Leica UK sent the stamped Passport to my Dutch address after I presented them with a copy of the invoice by ffordes.

 

When my sensor was ruined by a fault in a cleaning system the repair was billed by Leica Solms (whom I sent the camera to directly, not going through the UK) to Leica UK. Leica UK paid to Leica Solms

 

I used to buy gear from the UK for the Passport, now I don't any more. Please note the date on the linked post.

 

I do not know whether this requirement of residence in the UK is imposed when the Passport guaranty is transferred to a second owner, however. It might be a loophole.

 

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Just for the record: The regular Leica guaranty is worldwide, two years and transferable to a new owner.

That means that owners who are confronted by limiting rules by local importers like the limitation of transferability in the USA must deal directly with Solms. I do not know for how long this discrepancy will remain.

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