How much longer will service for the CL be available?

[elambo]

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I did a quick forum search but didn't see the answer. Is it known how much longer Leica will be servicing the CL?

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[wda]

Why not ask customer services at Leica?

[danielfrimley]

If you do ask them, please let us know if they do have a policy now - quite some time ago I got an “indication” 

 

Edited Tuesday at 06:38 PM by danielfrimley
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[elambo]

1 hour ago, wda said:

Why not ask customer services at Leica?

That's certainly an option, but in my decades of experience with forums vs. official customer support channels the forums win 19 times out of 20 for expeditiousness and the amount of useful information. And companies often withhold the full story whereas forums tend to have all of it.

[ramarren]

What is the purpose of asking? Does your CL need servicing, are you looking to buy one now, etc? Are you looking to sell the one you have before Leica service is closed out? 

Most manufacturers announce when they are going to close service for a particular model, typically to their registered users if not to the public at large. I was a member of Olympus professional services at the time when they were going to close out service on the E-1 model ... They notified members, suggesting that those still using the already obsoleted model should send it in for a final CLA by such and such a date. (I took advantage of that, even though my E-1 didn't need service then nor has it needed service since... that was around a decade or so ago.)

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[elambo]

From Leica: "Unfortunately, the CL is no longer able to be serviced."