Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?
From: "J. Gilbert Plantinga" <gilplant@hvc.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:35:16 -0400

David, There is no such thing as a 50mm ASPH; you must be referring to 
the 50/2 Summicron, which is indeed the best bargain, and at the 50mm 
length, is surpassed in sharpness only by the Tri-Elmar (according to 
Erwin).

Gilbert

On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 01:37  PM, David Degner wrote:

> Mathew I feel your pain.  As a fellow student who loves and uses Leicas 
> you have to drop large chunks of money at times.  I have not found any 
> truly cheap way to get leica equipment but there are a few relatively 
> cheap pieces of equipment that you can start with and add the expensive 
> stuff when you can (always have a list to give to parents for birthdays 
> and Christmas :)).  For a body there are two ways to go 1)I would 
> suggest an M4-2 body, the collectors hate them, so they are cheaper 
> about $600-$700, watch out for quality and read up on them a little 
> though. 2) An M3 body, freshly serviced,  There is absolutely nothing 
> as smooth soft or quite as my M3 after I got it back from Sherry, the 
> perfect leica piece ( if you don't mind slower loading and unloading).  
> It just makes you want to melt when using it, and its great for 50+mm 
> lenses.  As for buying lenses; the first one I would get is the 50mm 
> ASPH you can get a good used one for about $600 I found one for $500, 
> the cheapest sharpest modern lens in the bunch.  After that it all 
> depends on your style and what you are using your equipment for.  
> Remember you'll only have to buy these things once in your life so 
> don't be afraid to go the next step up.  Good luck.  Where are you 
> going to college?  I'm off to western Kentucky next year.

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