Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R4
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 19:32:26 +0200
References: <20000524001116.25479.qmail@web4301.mail.yahoo.com> <392BDF81.A81D4783@bigfoot.com> <392BEDD8.25CDDD6F@vbe.com> <392BFF71.63B119DB@vbe.com>

Chuck,

The R system in general has not aroused collectors' passion in the way that the M
system does. The only exception are mint Leicaflexes, perhaps. In addition, the R4
supposedly had some problems below serial number 1600000, and many people are
shunning those, further depressing the price.

Nathan

cec@vbe.com wrote:

> Just curious as to why the R4 is such an unpopular camera.  Used in Ex condition
> seem to pretty cheap.  Was there a  lot of problems with this version?
> Chuck

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Nathan Wajsman
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