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SOLD Beaten up Leica R8
Asking Price
200.00 USD
Item Location
California (United States)
Item Description
Stunning example of the Leica R8. By stunning I mean this baby has seen some serious ish.
Patina on top of patina. This would make a Leica collector weep. Perfect.
What is wrong with it - and it is a biggie- it can only stop a lens down to F4. No matter what you set the lens at after F4, F4 is all you'll get. 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4 - all perfect. 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 64, 128, f256 - all f4.
Not sure why it does this, perhaps the fix is simple, but it does. I tried it with a bunch of lenses - ROM and non ROM - no difference.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER!! (well at least in my mind). Because this baby shoots up to 1/8000 sec, so open it up, go for bokeh, go for shallow DOF, use those high shutter speeds!
Ok, so bottom line this is the cheapest way, by far, to shoot 1/8000 sec with Leica glass and have full metering modes (spot, matrix, avg). How cheap? $200 for 1/8000 sec of Leica goodness.. pp and shipping on me.
Taken with this camera on Kodak ProImage 100:
Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
No
Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling
Item Condition (Key)
Used
Poor
Shipping Destinations
United States
Shipping Charge
included
Shipping Services
USPS
Accepted Payment Types Return Policy & Additional Details
Returns accepted w/in first week
Please send me a
private message if interested in the item!
Last edited by Huss; 07-13-2021 at 12:34 PM.
Reason: SOLD