R8
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- Shown with 80mm f/1.4 Summilux-R lens
- Code numbers - 10 080-chrom, 10 081-black
- Production era 1996-2002
- Variants - Black (shown) and chrome versions
- Accessories - DMR - Motor-Winder R8: 14209 R8/R9 Winder - R8/R9 Drive - Brightscreen Eyepiece Magnifier
- Designers - Alfred Hengst and Manfred Meinzer February, 1996
- Manuals & brochures
- Users Manual courtesy of Mike Butkus
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R8 Serial Numbers
Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.Version Discussion
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SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
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2285000 | 2285000 | Leica R8 | 1996 | 1 |
2285001 | 2286000 | Leica R8 | 24 Jul 1996 | 1000 |
2290501 | 2291500 | Leica R8 (chrom) | 1996 | 1000 |
2291501 | 2293500 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1996 | 2000 |
2293501 | 2295000 | Leica R8 (chrom) | 1997 | 1500 |
2297001 | 2299000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2412001 | 2414000 | Leica R8 (black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2416001 | 2418000 | Leica R8 (chrom) | 1997 | 2000 |
2420001 | 2422000 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2nd | ||||
2427001 | 2429000 | Leica R8 (black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2429501 | 2431500 | Leica R8 (black) | 1997 | 2000 |
2433801 | 2435800 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1998 | 2000 ~2435539 |
3rd | ||||
2464101 | 2466100 | Leica R8 | 1998 | 2000 |
2475301 | 2477300 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 1998 | 2000 |
4th | ||||
2552501 | 2554500 | Leica R8 | 1999 | 2000 |
2725401 | 2726400 | Leica R8 | 2000 | 1000 |
2751401 | 2752400 | Leica R8 (chrom+black) | 2001 | 1000 |
2775001 | 2776000 | Leica R8 (black) | 2001 | 1000 |
2847001 | 2847200 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 200 |
2847201 | 2847450 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 250 |
2847451 | 2847750 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 300 |
2854751 | 2855050 | Leica R8 | 2002 | 300 |
Total | assigned | serial | numbers | 38,551 |