Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica in Canada had offered a deal to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design during the 1980's. They sold them about a dozen R4 and some 35mm, 50mm, and 90mm lenses at a very cheap prices. At this school, they have an equipment loaner pool and that is where these cameras were used. I came across them a couple of years ago when the school started selling them all off. They told me that they really hadn't been used much in the past few years and that the students preferred to uses their own cameras if possible. Regards, Robert At 08:56 AM 4/9/2002 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >That WAS nice - for German students. Of course I wonder where the majority >of Leica sales are, and how many photo students there are in, say, the U.S., >compared to Germany. I have on a number of occasions suggest - on this >list - that one way for Leica to make real increases in its user base would >be for it to offer all students registered full-time in photo programs - >under grad or graduate - one M body and either a 35 or 50 Summicron at COST. >Such a program wouldn't cost Leica a dime, but would hook hundreds of young >people, most of whom now think Leicas are 'those neat hold cameras the old >guys used to use.' Of course given the explosion in digital, it may well be >too late for such a program to do any real good, but what else is new when >it comes to Leica and marketing? ;-) > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Michiel >Fokkema >Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 4:19 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program? > > >Yes, > >Leica had a student program which ended 31 march this year. For German >photography students there was a 30% discount. > >Best regards, > > Michiel Fokkema > >http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/rsystem/student/index.html > > >Matthew Powell wrote: > > > > I've found that most of the medium-format companies offer a student >discount > > program - most about 50% off list, give or take. A Hasselblad >501CM/80mm/A12 > > for around $2000 (more than used, but $1000 less than B&H), for one. I've > > heard the Bronica deal is even better, but Tamron's site is down on my >end. > > > > Has Leica ever offered a similar program, or does it have any plans to? It > > would certainly make an M6/M7 much more attractive to students (read: me) >at > > prices closer to an F100/Hexar RF. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- > > >Ooit een Tjotter Gezien? http://www.tjotters.nl Ever seen a Tjotter? >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html