Re: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?

["Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>]

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

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From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount program?


> For any student - on a student budget - considering getting into Leica
in
> particular, or RF in general, I would suggest considering a Bessa R2
body
> and a used Summicron 50 or pre-asph 35. No, it's not a Leica body. But
it
> has a meter, it has a top shutter speed of a 2000th, a flash sync of a
> 125th, it's cast metal, and it has a bright viewfinder. AND, it's new
and
> has a warranty.
>
> Is offer this advice, btw, because I think what is most important for
> students is finding out if they can have a happy marriage with a
> rangefinder, rather than acquiring a Leica.
>
> 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 David
> Degner
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 1:38 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Has Leica ever offered a student discount
program?
>
>
> 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.
>
> David Degner
>
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