Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Leica distributor charges almost double to CLA the R4 "Mk-5" (first 1000 cameras) and only provides a 3 month warranty while the R4 "Mk-9", R4s, R4s-2, R4s-P and the rest of the R cameras receive the more usual 12 month warranty. I have heard only anecdotal evidence against the R3 which it compensates for by being much cheaper to buy. If I was getting into the R line I would be tempted to start with a carefully checked out R3 which I would repair by replacement if something went wrong. John Collier > From: christian becker <8fps@gmx.de> >> Ken wrote: >> R3 and R4 less reliable than those mentioned above.< > > AHEM! What sort of knowledge is this comment based on? > Personal experience? Poll? Lots of friends who whined 'bout their broken > R3s and R4s? Heard from someone who knows a guy who's friend had a broken R3 > sometime ago? Statistics? Mean value? Standard deviation? > > There is definitely no reliable source of information to support this > conclusion. >