Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:43 AM 11/28/97 -0800, Jack Gottlob wrote: >Could you tell me who sells the lens? I don't see any advertised. >jack gottlob > I replied to exactly this question this morning in private mail from another LUGger, but since it appears of interest I'll send it to the list as well. I got my Russar from Woodmere Camera. They charged $399 for lens and finder. I've bought stuff from them before -- they have a reasonable return policy (send it back if you don't like it for an exchange or a refund). The lens was made in 1996, but I'm not sure if it was new, because it didn't come with the nifty packaging. The first one they sent me wouldn't open all the way -- I exchanged it for one that did. I would do business with Woodmere again -- I've gotten a couple of things from them that I sent back, but basically they seem pretty reasonable. But if I were to try to get a Russar today, I'd call up Igor Cherednichenko at the Russian Camera Exchange, at 510-704-9771. I've never bought anything from him, but I've talked to him at shows a few times, and he has great prices and seems like a reasonable fellow. - -Patrick