Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>> Am I missing something here? Is passport worth the $200 or so?<< Not if you already have homeowner's or other insurance that will cover your camera. Check with your agent. Coverage of this type will insure for theft and fire - not covered by Passport. Bryan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Leyenberger" <larthurl@yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 1:55 PM Subject: [Leica] Leica prices > Being fairly new to all things Leica and preparing to > purchase an M6 HiMag TTL body in the near future, in > seems that "price fixing" is the rule. Regardless of > whether I buy from an established Shutterbug vendor > such as B&H or Tamarkin? or from my local camera > store, I'm going to pay the same amount. > > Why is this the case? I assume Leica prohibits dealers > from discounting. True? 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. > > It appears that my only options are to buy grey or buy > w/o Passport warranty but dealer warranty (save maybe > $200). Am I missing something here? > Is passport worth the $200 or so? > > I have already taken the advice I've seen here to buy > Leica lenses pre-owned. > > .....Art > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com >