Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know somebody using an H3 in school and then when graduating a couple of years ago bought one from the school which he now uses. Had gotten a great deal. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:55:14 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Used M9 prices > > Phil, > > Are those students using Hasselblad digital systems like the H3 or are they > shooting film in older V-Series Hasselblads? I'm a grad student, but > working > on my MA in History (I have a BFA in photography already). I bought a > Hasselblad 503CX a couple yrs ago, I could finally afford one now that > digital has made people dump them cheap. The digital ones are likely to > remain out of my reach forever, as I am a fulltime artist living off my > sales alone. Can't imagine paying $40,000 for a camera! > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-424-0897 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > On 8/26/10 8:14 PM, "Phil" <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> I have a friend who has purchased two M9 bodies and several lenses >> through the student purchase program. he sold one & made a decent >> profit off of it, actually which I told him I don't condone, but >> whatever. >> >> The issue is that he is from a family that is certainly >> pretty well off which is the reason he was able to take advantage of >> the program. He's the ONLY student at our university with an M9 >> and I'm pretty sure that none of the faculty has one either because >> many often live below the level of the students. >> >> I'm willing to wager the number of M9 bodies sold under the student >> purchase program is under 100. Most students are saving up for 5D >> MkII's or D700's. Lots of the fine art kids are using Hassy systems now >> that the price has come down so much. >> >> I'm eligible to buy under the program but there is no way that I can >> save up almost $4000 to put down on the body. I'm keeping my M8; if >> that dies, I still have my M4, so life could be worse. (then I'll get a >> "real" working digital camera like a G11 and use it for work.) >> >> Phil Forrest >> >> >> On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:29:18 +1000 >> Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I bet there are NOT many students taking advantage of that for >>> obvious reasons. >>> >>> Sorry ;-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> ....... <....... at gmail.com>, but I bet there are many students taking >>> advantage of that for obvious reasons......... >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information