eudemian Posted November 13, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have decided, having taken advice from the combined talents of the group to send my newly acquired 75 summilux back to be fixed and I need to know the procedure for this. The lens was bought new from Hong Kong and the dealer has said he will stump up for postage and repair. I do not want to send it back to Hong Kong and would rather deal directly with Leica, I live in the UK. The lens barrel wobbles ever so slightly, there is what can only be described as slop.the consensus from the group was that there seems to be a loose helicoid in the rear lens barrel The lens is brand new so I would expect Leica to do a warranty repair on the item. I hope that is a fair assumption. I have the warranty card so do I send that in with the lens directly to Solms? Or do I have to OK it with someone first. What is the correct address to send it. Any advice on this would be appreciated. Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laki Posted November 13, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 13, 2007 as for me i did it this way: i called them and asked what i have to send in with my lenses, they didnt need any warranty papers and i send everything to: Leica Camera AG Leica Customer Service Solmser Gewerbepark 8 35606 Solms Andrea Frankl, Rita Woschee, Eberhard Jakob, Ingo Molkentin are responsible for the service and repairs Telefon: 06442 208 189 Telefax: 06442 208 339 E-Mail: cs@leica-camera.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted November 13, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 13, 2007 I have decided, having taken advice from the combined talents of the group to send my newly acquired 75 summilux back to be fixed and I need to know the procedure for this. The lens was bought new from Hong Kong and the dealer has said he will stump up for postage and repair. I do not want to send it back to Hong Kong and would rather deal directly with Leica, I live in the UK. The lens barrel wobbles ever so slightly, there is what can only be described as slop.the consensus from the group was that there seems to be a loose helicoid in the rear lens barrel The lens is brand new so I would expect Leica to do a warranty repair on the item. I hope that is a fair assumption. I have the warranty card so do I send that in with the lens directly to Solms? Or do I have to OK it with someone first. What is the correct address to send it. Any advice on this would be appreciated. Cheers Tom Tom I've just had my DMR repaired (the micro switch that indicates whether the card cover is open or closed had failed). I sent it to Milton Keynes via my local Leica dealer (Cambrian Photogrpahy in Colwyn Bay) and have no idea whether it was repaired in UK or sent it to Solms. All I can say is that it came back in about 4 weeks and there was no hassle. Earlier this year I also had a Digilux 2 repaired (the sensor had failed) using the same despatch route. It took longer, but the overall experience was the same even though the camera was over 3 years old at the time. Ditto the time several years ago when they replaced the shutter blinds, and calibrated the shuttter speeds, on a 1958 M3 (although that did cost...!) Other people may have had problems with Leica service centres, but I've always found them to be excellent. Do make sure that you send your warranty card with the camera and draw their attention to the fact with a covering letter in which you also describe the defect in detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eudemian Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks for those replies Laki and John. I will phone tomorrow and get the process underway. It is a relief to know that I am thinking along the right lines. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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