Re: Shortage of Used R 6.2 Leicas??

[Bill Christensen <kangwei@interaccess.com>]

Richard Clompus wrote:
> 
> Dear Fellow LUGnuts,
> 
> I have considered biting the bullet and getting into a Leica SLR system.  I
> would like to find a good used R 6.2 but never seem to see one advertized
> or listed in Shutterbug.  I can hear Ted in the background - telling me to
> get the R8.  The R8 seems very nice but I'm still hung up on mechanical
> cameras.  Same thing with watches.  I got tired of changing batteries all
> the time and got a mechanical watch.  Now when I get it cleaned and
> serviced, it only costs $400 instead of a $3 battery.  Go figure.
> 
> Where do all the used R 6.2 cameras go?  I guess once you buy one, you
> never part with it.
> 
> I can imagine world wide how many kids (adult kids) inherit their father's
> (or mom's) Leica equipment and don't know anything about photography.  Boy
> are my kids going to get a bunch a Leica equipment when I finally go to the
> big eye doctor office in the sky. In the mean time, I'm buying as many
> Leica cameras and lenses as I can.  This way they'll have a complete set to
> sell to a collector <bg>.  If they subscribe to the LUG, at least they
> won't get ripped off when they sell.
> 
> Richard
> -------------------------------------
> Richard Clompus, OD
> West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Here in Chicago, I have never seen a used R6.2 in the camera stores.  It
is such an excellent body, in the hands of a skilled user, that few
would want to part with it.  It is my camera of choice, bar none.

Bill Christensen