Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was at my local dealer, Keeble and Schucat in Palo Alto, CA. on Monday. They had one on display. I even got to play with it. It's great, but it makes the R8 a super massive camera. In the end, I settled for a used winder that they had. You can call them for availability: (650) 327-8996. John At 04:50 PM 02/16/2000 +0000, dpfreedman@att.net wrote: >Well, I give up. I can't locate an R8 motor drive >anywhere. My usual dealer won't even take my order for >one! In frustration, I called Leica USA yesterday: They >have no information (at least not for public >consumption). I was told that somewhere between 50 and >100 of the drives were received and they, of course, are >loooong gone. No word from Germany on when any more will >be forthcoming. Hmmmm. One dealer I spoke to said his >Leica rep told him there were problems sourcing certain >parts in Germany hence the delay but this remark is >unsubstantiated. > >Does anyone know what's up with the motor after its 3- >year gestation period? Better yet, does anyone know of >a dealer that has one? > >Thanks all! > >Dave F. >