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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] LEICA SHOPPING IN BERLIN
From: DR.HEUSER@t-online.de (Dr. Hans Gerd Heuser)
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 21:07:51 +0100 (MEZ)

On Thu, 4 May 2000 22:20:44 -0400, Brian J. Given wrote:

>Greetings fellow LUG'ers:
>
>	I am going to be in Berlin next week and wonder if I might get a good deal
>on an R-8 and a Minilux there. I know nothing about Leica pricing in Germany
>or Berlin in particular so I would be grateful for some advice.  What shops
>for new and used? What sort of price is likely for new?

Brian, the R8 is about 4000 DEM = 1850 US$ in Germany. I can't tell you if you can get it in Berlin somewhat lower.
The weak Euro (unfortunatedly  our good old Deutschmark linked to) gives you an edge.



bye
Gerd Heuser