Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]larthurl@yahoo.com writes: <<I've asked two different camera dealers if they would "do something for me" if I bought a lens with the body. The anser: no, we don't do that. >> But Leica will. Here's some dangerously costly advice. Find a dealer who is having or soon to have Leica Days. Buy during the event and Leica then foots the bill for an extra 10% off the price on new bodies and lenses. The 10% comes off the price after the rebates are deducted. Hence, I paid $1,885.50 plus tax for my M6 TTL HM. The dangerous part? Knowing that a dealer can have Leica Days no more than once every six months, I popped for new 35mm Summicron ASPH and 21mm ASPH lenses. No dealer in your town having Leica Days? Call Leica NA, find out who IS, then take advantage of cheap airfares. Or drive. Or, easiest of all, just call and mail order from the dealer. Remember, it does not matter whether the dealer has the item(s) in stock. You just need to purchase and pay during the event to qualify for the 10% off. And don't the rebates supposedly expire Dec. 31, 1999? Chris "A Poorer Man" Lawson