Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello French Luggers, As others said, the price of new Leicas in France is incredibly high. You may try www.ny-camera.com as usual. But the price of used Leicas is about the same here than in the US if I believe the prices I see in Shutterbug or eBay. That may surprise some but I found very reasonable prices in the FNACs, for example a mint R7 at 745 EUROS (at Mulhouse, near from your home, Mikiro) or a like new pre-asph 35mm Summicron at 578 EUROS. Of course, real good deals, like the EXC Summilux-M 75 mm I bought at 837 EUROS can be found in traditional shops too. Just keep your eyes open. All the best, - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com > > Hi, Jo. I am not a French but live in Alsace. I bought most of my M/R > stuff outside France, i.e., in Frankfurt, Tokyo, and eBay auction in the US. > This is simply because Leica is expensive (both new and used) in France and > because the market is so small where I live. I have found only a couple of > reasonably priced used items at local camera shops. As for repair, I have > never tried Leica France. > > Mikiro > Strasbourg, Europe > http://arbos.silva.net > > >