Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought mine about 3 months ago for $995 with a Safari 50 Summilux. I don't know if Leica still supports it or not. With used R3 bodies selling for as little as $250 it should be easy to find one to! take parts from. kw >Speaking of the Safari, I had a chance to buy one w/50mm lens >about 10 years ago and passed it up because I was wary of the >R3's electronics. > >The olive green is so beautiful I still think of getting one from >time to time, but, as this would be a camera I would actually use, >does Leica still support it? Would they (could they) repair dead >electronics, assuming the parts were still available? > >I keep seeing the one advertised by Samy's in Shutterbug ($4000 >for the kit), which seems high even for a Safari. Don Chatterton >told me he hasn't sold one in years and advised me to buy an R3 >and paint it green. > >-Dave - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>