Any one know where I can buy an Elmar Steiff (Leica) bear.

-- Gabriel Shaw (gabriel@gabriel.homechoice.co.uk), February 01, 2002

Answers

What the heck is that?

-- Tom Nutter (tmnphotos@erols.com), February 01, 2002.

Camera West in Monterey, California has one advertised on their website:

http://www.camerawest.com/

-- Carey Russ (careyruss@earthlink.net), February 01, 2002.

The Elmar Steiff Bear has two constraints, It will not improve your photography, nor can it be attached to a Leica camera. It is an attractive bear from the famous German teddy bear manufacturer dressed as a photographer complete with model Leica camera.

-- Gabriel Shaw (gabriel@gabriel.homechoice.co.uk), February 01, 2002.

Wow. $795 for a teddy bear with a model Leica IIIf on his neck? (Plus, they don't even provide a picture on the Camera West site!) That seems sort of Steiff to me. But, I'm sure he's really cute and cuddly.

A collector's bear, for certain.

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), February 01, 2002.

An $800 teddy bear? What fun to watch your toddler pull the stuffing out of *that*;>)

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), February 02, 2002.

100 years from now, it will be apraised for $20,000 on the Antique Road Show on PBS.

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), February 02, 2002.

And someone from LUG will pay $50,000 for it on eBay.

-- Mani Sitaraman (bindumani@pacific.net.sg), February 02, 2002.