Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To me, a "demo" should be strictly a camera used by store salesman to demonstrate a camera to customers. Other than grubby fingerprints all over it, it should be essentially new. I hope that what you are describing isn't true. Dan C. At 12:11 AM 27-05-00 -0500, Larry Kopitnik wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >With the price of "demo" R8's being $1400 or less, I think Leica has finally >hit the magic marketing sweet spot. The camera is admittedly awesome. At >substantially less cost than a Nikon F5. ><<<<<<<<<< > >Past threads on this list have noted that a Leica "demo" (at least in >the US) is often a Leica camera returned for repair and replaced, >then repaired by Leica and resold as a "demo" camera. And some buyers >of those "demos" have reported the repairs not having been made all >that completely or well. A search of the archives should turn up >those posts, but if memory serves, R8 "demos" were particularly >troublesome. > >My reaction to those threads may well be overreaction, but they >convinced me that I'd save my pennies for Leica new -- or a proven >Leica used -- before I'd buy a Leica "demo." > >Larry > >