Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>At 9:34 PM +0100 4/2/00, dominique pellissier wrote: > >>Comment : >> >>The R8 has been unlisted ( "d$B;G;S(Jenc$B;(J in french) from many >stores in France >>(Fnac) and in USA (even B&H !). >>What are the reasons ? >> >>Dominique Pellissier I don't know the answer to that, but Keeble & Shuchat Photography in Palo Alto CA, one of the largest Leica dealers on the west coast, has two mint used R8's in boxes with everything. One black, one chrome. They have been on the shelf for a very long time. The general manager of the store calls them the "Leica bookends!" Is there a message here? Don't get me wrong. I think the R8 is a great camera. But obviously a lot of other people don't. They have had, and sold, dozens of used R4's, R5's, R6's and R7's all the while that the used R8's just sit there. R7's last less than a day. Jim