Is the Leica R a "real Leica" and more questions

[RezaLoghme]

ADDENDUM: I find the Leica R7 totally cool and, yes, in a few years down the line people will regret not having bought one (Rolleiflex GX/2.8F anyone, if you remember?). R7 is black, has the cool half-way contemporary Leica look (if only the leatherette had a finer grain) and is cheap as chips, compared to their other models (M etc). With a proper 50mm lens, we are still talking sub-1000 EUR/US$ here, maybe some CLA, and off you go. SO TEMPTING.

If had had not sworn not to buy any more gear, a R7 would be on the list. In black.
Maybe buying that Brian Long book helps?

 

[Radost]

I own one, how / why should it avoid it?
And if the shutter (or rather: mirror) becomes "sticky", I will have it repaired, or buy another body.

The repair is costly. If you buy another body it will have a sticky mirror as well. It is a real shame the germans messed up the nice minolta design.

 

[RezaLoghme]

The repair is costly. If you buy another body it will have a sticky mirror as well. It is a real shame the germans messed up the nice minolta design.

So what should I do now in your opinion

 

[Radost]

So what should I do now in your opinion

Avoid R4-R7
I have R4 R4S 2 R5 r7. R7 from Leica store in germany. All having the same issues.
I shoot SL and R3
R3 is the fastest SLR i have ever used.

 

[RezaLoghme]

How can I "avoid" them if I own them already