Leica Q repair ?

[johntech]

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Hello everyone.

Firstly I am new to this forum and would like to say hello from the Yorkshire Dales England!

A friend of mine has lent me a Leica Q typ116 for a month and I am hooked.

So I am busy selling surplus gear to raise the money to purchase one.

In England they sell for between £1500 and £2000 a considerable sum for a 10year old camera.

I thought I would contact Leica to see if they still service this model.  The answer was unfortunately NO!

Therefore it is a bit worrying one could buy a camera which if it went faulty would be a very expensive brick.

I'm afraid a Q2 or Q3 is way out of my price bracket.

How reliable have users found the Q ?

Any thoughts welcome.

Edited 4 hours ago by johntech

[jdlaing]

Only you can answer that question for yourself.

[bobtodrick]

2 hours ago, jdlaing said:

Only you can answer that question for yourself.

Hmmm.  I've had a Leica 116 for seven years, thousands of frames and no issues.

Who at Leica did you speak with.  We are a Leica dealer in Canada and deal with Leica USA in New Jersey.  According to them they still will service the 116.

[Le Chef]

3 hours ago, johntech said:

Hello everyone.

Firstly I am new to this forum and would like to say hello from the Yorkshire Dales England!

A friend of mine has lent me a Leica Q typ116 for a month and I am hooked.

So I am busy selling surplus gear to raise the money to purchase one.

In England they sell for between £1500 and £2000 a considerable sum for a 10year old camera.

I thought I would contact Leica to see if they still service this model.  The answer was unfortunately NO!

Therefore it is a bit worrying one could buy a camera which if it went faulty would be a very expensive brick.

I'm afraid a Q2 or Q3 is way out of my price bracket.

How reliable have users found the Q ?

Any thoughts welcome.

I would call Ivor Cooper at Red Dot Cameras in London, or Dave Stephens at Leica Manchester. Both are incredibly knowledgeable and highly recommended for straight answers.

i might add Manchester would obviously be much closer if they recommended dropping it off to them for inspection.

Edited 1 hour ago by Le Chef