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: Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:44:57 -0700 (PDT)

- --- Ted Bayer <tedbayer@harbornet.com> wrote:
> 
> I think this is good advice, B.D.  But I have a questions
> about it (and
> this is not meant in any way to be devious -- it is truly
> a matter of
> thinking ahead.)
> 
> If the student does find the he/she likes using the RF
> and would prefer
> to have a Leica M,  what would depreciation do to the
> resale value of
> the Bessa R2 one or two years from now?  Do you think it
> would be offset
> by the depreciation (based on a percentage of the current
> value of both
> cameras) on a Leica M (say an M6 TTL) during the same
> period?
> 
> Ted in Olalla
============================================================

    The smart move would be not to sell it.  It is an
excellent camera of itself and would remain a good second
body or backup.

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