Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] R8 body
From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 07:57:52 -0700
References: <B6FFD198.29FE%joseph@yao.com>
 
Thanks Joseph... I am eyeing a R8 body , mint,  with # 242xxxx. I am trying
to find out more. It has been used very little but I am not aware of a
problem or a repair... Do you believe this would be a risky purchase? What
questions should I ask?


best,  Steve




> German made R8 bodies with serial numbers 247xxxx and beyond, and the
latest
> R8 from Portugal (serial numbers 272xxxx and 275xxxx) have been found to
be
> reliable.
>
> Most early unreliable R8s should have been sorted out by Leica by now.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joseph
>
In reply to: Message from "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com> (Re: [Leica] R series)