Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Around 1970, when I worked in a camera store, employees could purchase > > directly from Leitz one camera body and one lens on an annual basis. As I > > recollect, one could could buy these items at something like 50% of their > > retail cost, * > > Well, that has certainly changed... Like most other manufacturers, we > get about %15 off list if I remember correctly... There are many that get > into photo retailing expecting huge discounts and are sorely dissapointed > when there are none... The employee discount for Nikon, I have heard, is like 15% or so off the list. It's cheaper to go to a store and buy.