Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The R8 winder has landed!
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 15:58:52 -0800

JEEZUS!  I just paid $2200 after rebate for my NEW 180/2.8 ROM
a few days ago.  Was yours new or used?  Did you get a US warranty?
If you got yours new for that price, I was definitely ripped off.......

Francesco



At 05:04 PM 1/30/98 -0500, David Freedman wrote:
>Picked mine up from my dealer in Stamford, Connecticut this afternoon. Very
>slick piece of industrial engineering. Mine is number 327.  I'm just a bit
>disappointed that Leica engineers didn't take this opportunity to center the
>tripod thread and also that my Kirk Enterprises Arca adapter plate no longer
>fits.
>
>While in the winder-induced buying frenzy, I also picked up a 180/2.8 ROM.
>At $1369 after the rebate, who could resist?
>
>Dave F.
> 


Francesco Sanfilippo,
Five Senses Productions
webmaster@5senses.com

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