did Leica had an exchange program for CM to digital

[defotobakker]

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I red an article about the Leica CM and that they are even more scarce than just the limited production numbers because Leica offered an exchange program to the buyers. A digital Leica in exchange for a CM . is that true, or just a made up story ?

 

best regards, Arnoud.

[rjans]

Arnoud

Going back in time, the Leica CM was released in 2003 and was with a 3 year warranty. The CM Zoom was released in 2004. I remember that after a certain time when the CM broke Leica could not repair the camera due to lack of parts. There was also a new legislation about certain metals used in cameras that became forbitten. Some people, perhaps it was within the warranty period, did get a prposal to switch to a digital compact, the D-Lux 3 I presume. I don’t remember if the proposal was free and I doubt that currently the exchange proposal is still valid.

 

Best

Edited September 24, 2018 by rjans