[LRFlex] Re: Not So Wonderful Kindermann

"Earthmother" wrote:

I'm afraid that I'm not one of those who is enamored of the quality of the Leica repair service provided by Kindermann.

About one year ago I sent a functioning Leica IIIg to Kinderman for a routine CLA ... <<huge snip>> 


"Earthmother" (do you have a real name?):

I am sorry to hear of your poor experience with Kindermann.

I've had them fix (over the years) an R5 (twice) a 180 Elmar, a 90 Summicron, a 2x converter, Doug's old 21mm/4SA and my R8. They've also added a third cam to Alex Hurst's old 50 'cron. In every case the work has been completed promptly and perfectly. I wish I could say the same for other service agencies I've used!

You are right, Kindermann isn't cheap... though they're not particularly more expensive than many others. However after experiences with other shops, I won't send my stuff anywhere else!

The only time they were slow was with the 180 Elmar... it had been through a flood and the diaphragm blades had rusted shut. Because the blades were no longer available as separate items, they had to find an entire diaphragm 'assembly' for it. That took some time, but when they managed to find it, they completed the job promptly; and in their usual top notch manner.

I guess nobody gets every job right. :(

I hope the shop that currently has your IIIg does better by you.

Please do keep us informed as to who it is and how they do.

Best regards,

David.
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