Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 16 July 2000, Vick Ko wrote: > > Sorry - let me tell you the background. I picked up an "As-is" R3 for a good > price, > and so far, my local camera shops have told me that it isn't worth fixing, and the > > general opinion from this thread is that the R3 isn't worth fixing. > > Coming from a history of owning M cameras, and recent, some LTM cameras, > I was really surprised that any Leica would be deemed "not worth fixing." > > It seems like there are a few good R3's, like the one you own, but a significant > number of not-so-good ones. > > I guess I should have done my homework before picking up this "bargain". > For a bit longer, my SLR shooting will be my Nikon. > > > ...Vick > Leica USA told a friend of mine the same thing about his R4sP, which had a broken main casting. Leica had based their statement on the cost of a new main casting, then $300. At the time they also had a single an old stock main casting priced at $100, but since my friend was corresponding via snail-mail (from the bush in Alaska) Leica couldn't guarantee the $100 unit would still be available by the time Gary gave his OK for the work. Thus, as far as Leica USA was concerned, it was "not economically repairable". When I called the parts department on the phone I could purchase the part on the spot, and the total cost of repair was less than the cost of a replacement by a few hundred dollars. Try sending the R3 to Sherry or DAG before giving up on it. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/