[LRflex] Re: Is it worth repairing the R3?
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:26:28 -0700
At 07/06/2006, you wrote:
>On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 11:20:21PM +0200, Philippe Amard wrote:
> > Hi Aram,
> > The view in the R3 and R4 are completely different, sorry Aram.
> > I own both and when I want a lighter, larger and sharper view I take the
> > R3 as the controls are fewer and the view is less blocked than in the
> > R4, which, in spite of its much better electronics, is a real disaster
>
>Hmmm, makes me want to get an R3 to cohabit with my SL. Wouldn't the R3 make a
>nice "automatic" companion to the SL?
>
>Jerry
Hi Jerry!
The R3 has 'problematic" electronics. Mine had a few foibles, but
ran OK. As long as they run, they're a great camera. Pentaprism is
not as large as the SL or R8/9 but larger than the R4 through R7s...
and thus, correspondingly brighter.
If you send an R3 to Leica for a CLA the price was about 50% more
than for the R4 & later models. Moreover, they would guarantee the
R4 and higher for a year. The R3 they would only guarantee for 90
days. Tells you something, doesn't it?
If you're willing to live with a larger camera, buy an SL or R8. Both
are available used, at reasonable prices, and a lot more reliable than the R3.
Cheers!
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