jeffery_pool Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hi Can anyone tell me if there exist any educational, rebates, etc. on new Leica lenses? I've tried used but ASPH 28mm 50mm and 90mms are hard to come by. I have a feeling that no one pays full prices at B&H for Leica lenses and there must be some secret society that gets their new leica gear cheaper than list price. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 The secret society is webcrawler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Why all the latest asph lenses? They won't make your photos better, maybe just a little sharper. Better to take a trip, go far away and shoot coupla of photo essays while you are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffery_pool Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 The world might end tomorrow; thats why new ASPH lenses. Point me in the direction of decent prices for used lenses that all take the same size filter and are fast (1.4 for 50mm 2 for 28mm) and I'll buy used. When its $1700 for a used non-asph and $2300 for a new ASPH I'll somehow find the extra $600 even though my photos wont care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 You can usually get a 10% discount for new USA passport Leica lenses if purchased on Leica Day at your Leica dealer. That should apply to the lenses listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_leong_lee Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 hksupplies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 There is student support for sure. Being retired, I did not pay much attention as little info was given. Contact Leica USA or have the dealer talk to the rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nee_sung Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 The reason why Leica brought out so many ASPH lenses is purely because their glass supplier stopped making a high grade glass because of extremely low demand. This is from LFI, by the way (many years ago, in the same issue that announced the first asph lens). So they were not trying to keep it a secret or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 The glass supplier was Leica`s own glass lab where they made the difficult blends. I held a scrap piece of Noctilux glass. It was so dense it felt like a piece of lead and reportedly it required slow cooling for years to prevent internal stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 <p>Why do you think the front elements of the Summar, Summitar, and collapsible Summicron (not sure on that one) are so easily scratched? They <i>are</i> lead glass, quite a high percentage of lead. Also known as "flint" glass. Quite soft, that's one reason they also use if for cut glass.</p> <p>Also, remember that US Leica dealers can't <i>advertise</i> any discounts. Doesn't mean they don't happen.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_benner Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 echo hksupplies new 'lux 50 = $1850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_b Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Aaron, that's for the old one! Either the 35Asph (!) or the old, non-asph 1.4/50 trio (silver/ titanium/black) is pictured and the text does not say aspherical anywhere, so... HK has no Lux50Asphericals right now. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_schneider1 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I took advantage of an educational discount for a 35 Lux in the summer of 2005. Even at that time there was little information available concerning the discount, but the friendly folks at Glazer's in Seattle prepared the paperwork etc. It's worth a call the the dealer to see if it's still being offered because the savings was substantial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_rountree1 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 There is indeed an educational discount for Leicas. If you are a student or a teacher you can buy any Leica product for 20% off the lowest advertised price. Leica controls the lowest price that dealers can advertise. The price is published in their pricing guides. The dealer is free to sell the product for any price he can get, but he cannot advertise a price that is below the approved lowest price. Also, the dealer sells from stock on hand and does the paper work, so you don't have to wait to get your gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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