[Leica] R 8 issues

[Howard Cummer]

Hi Ernie,

I had an R8 with the scratch problem and it was fixed at the Leica Repair Station in Hong Kong -
back in the days when they actually did work on film cameras. Don’t have the serial number handy
and am away from my film folders to check the dates. Sometime in the early 90’s.
Howard

Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2021 10:37:32 -0700
From: ernest nitka <enitka54 at gmail.com <mailto:enitka54 at gmail.com>>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>>
Subject: [Leica] R8 issues

I have an R8 that I've been using without problems.  I needed to raise some
cash so I put it for sale both here and on Ebay.  One ebay person said that
Serial # below 2471XXX were prone to film scratches and electronic problems
and that Leica fixed these problems .

I did some research that suggested that this might be correct.  Anyone on
LUG to verify.  The other question is whether Leica USA could fix the
problem or would it have to go back to Germany?

Ernie Nitka