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Best Place to Buy R Lenses (eBay, KEH, somewhere else)?


Bigbuddha319

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  • 1 month later...

In the US...

 

Tamarkin - http://www.tamarkin.com/products/slr

 

Classic Connection - http://www.classicconnection.com/leica/

 

Camera West - https://www.camerawest.com

 

I've dealt personally with the first two for Leica gear in general (and a bit of R) - the third's brick-&-mortar stores certainly seem to be in high-end locales (Palm Springs and Walnut Creek, CA) but I've never needed to use them myself.

 

Bergan County Camera I know first-hand since it is both near my sister's house in NJ and near Leica USA - Got a primo 400 f/6.8 in R mount there for $199 a couple of years ago. Sometimes their stock is thin and "ordinary", but they do get the occasional gem sometimes, and post a list weekly of what's in stock: https://shop.bergencountycamera.com/files/weeklyusedlist.pdf

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In my experience, by far the largest and most commited R gear dealer is SH Photo (shphoto.de). They sell globally including over eBay. They are very reputable with a enormous stock. In fact, when Leica discontinued the R system, all remaining inventories of bodies and lenses were sold to SH Photo. Probably millions worth. So for years, they were who you would go to for NIB R gear.

 

Most other places are more geared towards the M than the R.

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SH Photo’s prices are probably less consistently accurate than Keh’s, but Keh is better than almost anyone out there in this department. Other than that I haven’t found SH Photo to be consistently higher or lower than they should be, just more variable. The flip side is if you look harder, you can find good value when something is priced lower than it should be.

 

I don't dispute that SH Photo has impressive stock but in my experience they are very 'enthusiastic' with their pricing and the condition described is generous (I am not a collector) so let the buyer beware.

Pete.

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