Leica R4

[shionawatson@btinternet.c]

Hi there,
I have just bought a second hand R4 and was wondering how much it cost new in 1988. Any ideas?

Many thanks sho

[jaapv]

I would guess something in the order of 3000 DM.

[gyoung]

Originally Posted by shionawatson@btinternet.c

Hi there,
I have just bought a second hand R4 and was wondering how much it cost new in 1988. Any ideas?

Many thanks sho

In 1988 I paid just over £500 for a used R4 and 50mm Summicron.

Gerry

[fernando_b]

In 1988 Leica no more produced the R4, it was replaced in 1987 by the R5.
Regarding the cost, I remember that in Milano (Italy) they selled the body only R4 in 1980 for about 2 million Liras (about 1000 Euros).
Fernando.

[luigi bertolotti]

Originally Posted by fernando_b

In 1988 Leica no more produced the R4, it was replaced in 1987 by the R5.
Regarding the cost, I remember that in Milano (Italy) they selled the body only R4 in 1980 for about 2 million Liras (about 1000 Euros).
Fernando.

I confirm... have a Italy pricebook of 1981.

[dkpeterborough]

I have a Jessops A2 size UK price list for 1987 ... the one with which Jessops provided a fresnel magnifier to read it ... The R4 MOT body only is listed at £850 , R4 S £520, R4 S Model 2 £680, R5 £972.85 ... M6 £1188.13 and M4-P £940.

At that time I was 2 years away from buying my first Leica body .. a used Leicaflex SL which I bought from Jessops ... but before that I had a 100mm Macro Elmar bellows lens bought from Ffordes which I used on a Canon T90 with an adaptor made by SRB.

Cheers

dunk

[bobs]

Not a R4 but R5. In Melbourne, Australia in April 1990 the retail price for a R5 body only was Aus$ 4,130, A R5 with 50mm Summicron was Aus$4,990 and this was when the R5 had been superceeded by the R6 which was, body only Aus$4,950 or Aus$5,810 with 50mm Summicron. Hope this helps

Bob Showers

[dkpeterborough]

Originally Posted by bobs

Not a R4 but R5. In Melbourne, Australia in April 1990 the retail price for a R5 body only was Aus$ 4,130, A R5 with 50mm Summicron was Aus$4,990 and this was when the R5 had been superceeded by the R6 which was, body only Aus$4,950 or Aus$5,810 with 50mm Summicron. Hope this helps

Bob Showers

R5 was not superceded by R6 ... R5 was superceded by R7 ... R6 was a manual camera.

Cheers

dunk