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https://youtube.com/@blaineee?si=i9-Bmqj0JyIY1sMk

Hope links are allowed and yes I was wearing boxer shorts in the video. Also was this on the screen the entire time I owned it or did it get put it on before sending it back to me? 🤔

Anyway thanks 😊 I feel much better now. It looks brand new again



Jul 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Can we file this under "the average Leica customer" now?


Jul 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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RoamingScott wrote:
Can we file this under "the average Leica customer" now?

Please be nice



Jul 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Blainee wrote:
https://youtube.com/@blaineee?si=i9-Bmqj0JyIY1sMk

Hope links are allowed and yes I was wearing boxer shorts in the video. Also was this on the screen the entire time I owned it or did it get put it on before sending it back to me? 🤔

Anyway thanks 😊 I feel much better now. It looks brand new again


I am betting it was on the whole time you had the camera. Leica is not in the habit of putting on aftermarket screen protectors. Obviously it saved your LCD from because had it not been there your LCD would have taken the damage. You probably should take that hint and replace it.

You might want to think about apologizing to those nice people at Leica, and clean up the social media campaign.

Glad everything worked out for you.

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Jul 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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1bwana1 wrote:
I am betting it was on the whole time you had the camera. Obviously it saved your LCD from because had it not been there your LCD would have taken the damage. You probably should take that hint and replace it.

You might want to think about apologizing to those nice people at Leica, and clean up the social media campaign.

Glad everything worked out for you.


Yes most definitely



Jul 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Blainee wrote:
Please be nice


You say be nice after you thrashed Leica Camera USA publicly on their instagram post for something that was your fault and through your own short sightedness you didn't know about the screen protector?

Not very nice of you when you yourself doubted people here trying to help you and give you a solution which you just admitted you finally noticed.



Jul 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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rox-joh wrote:
You say be nice after you thrashed Leica Camera USA publicly on their instagram post for something that was your fault and through your own short sightedness you didn't know about the screen protector?

Not very nice of you when you yourself doubted people here trying to help you and give you a solution which you just admitted you finally noticed.


Many here were being helpful. Some were being rude. I’ll clean up my Leica campaign and apologize to them.



Jul 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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Good Lord Man-

You went as far as to blame the Leica for not having a strap you like in stock-

"Blaineeeeeeeeee - Your Leica repair facility in New Jersey has completely botched the repair of my camera because I accidentally dropped it last month because your damn black and white carrying strap has been on back order for 6 %$&#@$% months and I’m super upset because I would have had it around my neck and never dropped it in the first place. You can review the probably over at least 10 emails I sent to xxxxx begging them for the strap. I would like an exchange for a new camera. I definitely don’t want your repair facility touching my camera. It was brand new in Mach 2026. The lens cover now fits lose and doesn’t lock into place. There’s some kind of bubble on the lcd display and scratches. There’s micro scratches on the body and lens cap. The lens cap had some kind of residue on it. All the settings were changed. The diopter was changed. I haven’t even tried to take a picture to see if anything is wrong there. Please contact me asap"
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Jul 11, 2026 at 01:19 PM
 


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RustyRus wrote:
Good Lord Man-

You went as far as to blame the Leica for not having a strap you like in stock-

"Blaineeeeeeeeee - Your Leica repair facility in New Jersey has completely botched the repair of my camera because I accidentally dropped it last month because your damn black and white carrying strap has been on back order for 6 %$&#@$% months and I’m super upset because I would have had it around my neck and never dropped it in the first place. You can review the probably over at least 10 emails I sent to xxxxx begging them for
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Please be kind



Jul 11, 2026 at 01:26 PM
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OP
You are own worst enemy in this case.



Jul 11, 2026 at 02:08 PM
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stgrove wrote:
OP
You are own worst enemy in this case.


This picture practically sums up my life and like I said, I do have very severe OCD so I obsess over things








Jul 11, 2026 at 02:19 PM
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Doesn't Leica generally take months for repairs? Why was this so fast?


Jul 11, 2026 at 03:17 PM
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treacle wrote:
Doesn't Leica generally take months for repairs? Why was this so fast?


They quoted me 6 weeks but it only took about 4 I think.



Jul 11, 2026 at 03:21 PM
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treacle wrote:
Doesn't Leica generally take months for repairs? Why was this so fast?


Not always. I just had a repair go through the German facility in a few weeks.



Jul 11, 2026 at 03:22 PM
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I remember waiting 2-3 months for to get my lenses upgraded to 6 bit but that was probably 18 years ago. I guess they have gotten faster now.


Jul 11, 2026 at 03:53 PM
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Thread locked as requested.


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