vikag Posted September 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 25, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi! I just got word from a Leica store in Netherlands via their distributor on the repair for my M10, it is Dutch so putting Dutch version and google translated English version. Please let me know what is "bayonet replaced". In Dutch: bajonet vervangen schakelaar vervangen bodemplaat herstellen camera waar nodig justeren camera testen Opmerkingen : Onder coulance wordt ASA instelling vervangen English: bayonet replaced replace switch repair the bottom plate Adjust camera where necessary test camera Remarks: Under leniency the ASA institution is replaced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wizard Posted September 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 25, 2020 Well, that must be the metal bayonet mount of the camera body which holds the lens. No idea why it was replaced, may be the tolerances were out of spec or it was damaged in some way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujk Posted September 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 25, 2020 Why was it sent in for repair? The last item might be a complimentary replacement of the ISO knob (the disengagement of this is a known manufacturing problem). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikag Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, mujk said: Why was it sent in for repair? The last item might be a complimentary replacement of the ISO knob (the disengagement of this is a known manufacturing problem). the repair was actually mainly for ISO wheel. Its okay the store I bought from is taking care of the repair expenses but I guess I'm glad Leica service saw there was an issue with other stuff as I would have not known. And the store also didn't know of those issues with this camera prior to sending it to Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujk Posted September 26, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 26, 2020 15 hours ago, vikag said: the repair was actually mainly for ISO wheel. Its okay the store I bought from is taking care of the repair expenses but I guess I'm glad Leica service saw there was an issue with other stuff as I would have not known. And the store also didn't know of those issues with this camera prior to sending it to Leica. That makes sense. I agree with @wizard that the bayonet seems to be the lens mount. The switch might be the power on/off switch, but I'm just speculating here. The bottom plate could be the one you remove when changing battery or sd card, but I have no idea why or how that would be repaired rather than replaced. It is of course also possible that all three items somehow refer to internal components related to the repair of the ISO wheel. You will know when you see the, hopefully itemised, invoice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted September 26, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2020 Was the camera purchased new or used? ISO wheel replacement is a thing, but the other corrections suggest hard use. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted September 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I agree with Scott. Bayonet (=lens mount) replacement... what a tough life this poor thing must have had! Edited September 26, 2020 by Gobert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted September 26, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 26, 2020 It is not uncommon that Leica does a general inspection if only a specific problem is brought in by the customer. So this does not necessarily mean hard use, since it is known that the ISO knob can be naughty sometimes 13 minutes ago, scott kirkpatrick said: Was the camera purchased new or used? ISO wheel replacement is a thing, but the other corrections suggest hard use. 13 minutes ago, scott kirkpatrick said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikag Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) I had sent the camera (bought used) back to the store for getting the ISO wheel repaired as it wasn't responding. Also I do remember the base plate latch being loose and it didn't stay in place. Apart from those 2 issues, I would have not known about the Bayonet mount and the switch. Hopefully, the camera leaves Leica service as good as new. At least that's my expectation. Edited September 26, 2020 by vikag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikag Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted September 26, 2020 Also I saw this on the Leica website: "__Repeated Repairs Should there be a new within the first year fault that was not caused by external influences it will be repaired free of charge." Does anyone know if this is true in your experience? This camera is used and out of warranty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 27, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 27, 2020 13 hours ago, mujk said: That makes sense. I agree with @wizard that the bayonet seems to be the lens mount. The switch might be the power on/off switch, but I'm just speculating here. The bottom plate could be the one you remove when changing battery or sd card, but I have no idea why or how that would be repaired rather than replaced. It is of course also possible that all three items somehow refer to internal components related to the repair of the ISO wheel. You will know when you see the, hopefully itemised, invoice. No, they refer to the lens mount, the switch (presumably on/off) and bottom plate which seems to need a repair - unspecified. My guess would be the latch, which tends to get a little loose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted September 27, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 27, 2020 6 hours ago, vikag said: Also I saw this on the Leica website: "__Repeated Repairs Should there be a new within the first year fault that was not caused by external influences it will be repaired free of charge." Does anyone know if this is true in your experience? This camera is used and out of warranty. My experience is indeed that they did something for free out of warranty and they did sometimes more then asked for. But that was 10 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujk Posted September 27, 2020 Share #13 Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 7:40 PM, Gobert said: I agree with Scott. Bayonet (=lens mount) replacement... what a tough life this poor thing must have had! Agree. The bayonet mount doesn't get damaged that easily. The camera must have been dropped or something similar. Or maybe damaged by someone carelessly mounting a lens? If it were out of tolerance because of wear alone, lenses must have been mounted and unmounted maybe thousands of times. I don't think that is very likely with an M10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 28, 2020 Share #14 Posted September 28, 2020 Just for the record, the lens mount bayonet also contains the lens-detection unit (glass window on the front, IR LEDs and sensors inside). Leica may have gotten a faulty signal warning from their diagnostics, or noticed an incipient crack forming in the cover window. And - this is 2020. It is often cheaper and faster these days to simply install a new part (i.e. whole bayonet/detector unit, pre-assembled in Portugal or wherever) than to fiddle with disassembly and reassembly and re-installation. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted September 28, 2020 Share #15 Posted September 28, 2020 vor 4 Stunden schrieb adan: It is often cheaper and faster these days to simply install a new part (i.e. whole bayonet/detector unit, pre-assembled in Portugal or wherever) than to fiddle with disassembly and reassembly and re-installation. +1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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