Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Claude, I agree with you as to possibility to find reasonably priced used stuff in France. I too saw a mint R7 with 50/1.4 (not the latest model) at 1600 euro (pas mal...) in a small and dusty showcase of a local camerashop here in Strasbourg. But it is not easy to find specific used items when one really wants them. In Paris, you may have a lot more chance, I suppose. Anyway, we have to keep our eyes WIDE open and be very very patient... Cheers, Mikiro Strasbourg - -- At 12:04 am +0100 6/1/00, Jean-Claude Berger wrote: >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 >> >> >>