Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] what the heck kind of leica is this?!
From: "Ken Iisaka" <kiisaka@ibm.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:58:47 -0700

> > 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.