Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sadly, Henry, Leica would rather coat an M6 ttl .58 in black enamel and sell it as a "special edition" to collectors, than it would seriously attempt to cultivate and hook the next generation of photographers. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Henry Ting Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 2:09 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Leica Evangelist gone ???? Leica need to do more. If they have a similar program like Apple Computers, they would keep the Leica torch going for the next 10/20 years down the road. Just like Apple, people thought it would be extinct 5 years ago, and yet the soul of Steve Jobs, in contrast with Ernst Leitz is still kicking. Now Apple might not be a mainstream PC, but it sure have a lot of Apple Evangelist filling a niche that refuse to accept any "Window" plateform. - --- "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> wrote: > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ - -- 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