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Howdy,I keep hearing the word "CLA" when people talk about Leica's. What exactly is a "CLA"?
I hear it like "How much does a CLA cost?", "Do I really need a CLA?"
Please enlighten me!
See ya!
-- Mike Foster (mike567@acgecorp.com), April 06, 2001
Cleaned, Lubed, Adjusted
-- Jim Shields (jim.shields@tasis.ch), April 06, 2001.
My 3F stopped functioning at the tail end of a trip to India. I had it CLA'ed by Stephen Gandy at Camera Quest. The initial quote was $175.00. I sent the camera as the price seemed reasonable. I received an assessment that the camera was full of rust (?) and that to fix it would cost another $175.00. I forked the money over as I love that old girl although I thought rightly or wrongly that I was being gouged. The camera came back in tip-top shape. They did a top-notch job and it only took 3 weeks. I'm still a bit sore about the $350.00 but a comparable 3F in that condition would set me back a lot more.CLA's by competent repair people are not cheap, but if you compare the cost to that of a new or used Leica, no matter what its pedigree, IMHO, they are worth it.
Jean-David
-- Jean-David Borges (jdborges@home.com), April 06, 2001.
CLA means that because the Leica is (C)herished, (L)oved, and (A) ppreciated, we send it to be (C)leaned, (L)ubricated, and (A)djusted.
-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), April 06, 2001.
Thanks! I know it now!Nice one, Bob.
-- Mike Foster (mike567@acgecorp.com), April 06, 2001.