-ph- Posted December 12, 2011 Share #41 Â Posted December 12, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) That's a "terrific program?" I have to lay a hundred bucks on the table in order to "see" a lens? I don't have to drop a C note on the table when I walk into a jewelry or Breitling store. I don't have to do that at the car dealer either when I go out for a test drive on something worth ten times the cost of a Leica lens (well, maybe not the Noctilux). Â I would guess in this case, you get to use the lens for a whole day or two, as this would roughly equal the rental fees for some Leica lenses. I think this is a reasonable procedure as you are then able to get some real testing of the lens. Obviously just "seeing" a lens should be always possible and free - yet, what is it good for if you cannot do a real-life shooting with it? Â Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted December 12, 2011 Share #42  Posted December 12, 2011 That's a "terrific program?" I have to lay a hundred bucks on the table in order to "see" a lens? I don't have to drop a C note on the table when I walk into a jewelry or Breitling store. I don't have to do that at the car dealer either when I go out for a test drive on something worth ten times the cost of a Leica lens (well, maybe not the Noctilux). I went to a local dealer to check out the M9 in person. Similarly, they "had one but I couldn't see it." Fine. I left and bought it elsewhere.   Do you get to wear the Breitling for a day? Any dealer will let you take a few test shots inside or outside the store in my experience, but that is something quite different from renting one for the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted December 12, 2011 Share #43 Â Posted December 12, 2011 If it's essentially renting it for the day, of course - that's very cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted December 12, 2011 Share #44  Posted December 12, 2011 That's a "terrific program?" I have to lay a hundred bucks on the table in order to "see" a lens? I don't have to drop a C note on the table when I walk into a jewelry or Breitling store. I don't have to do that at the car dealer either when I go out for a test drive on something worth ten times the cost of a Leica lens (well, maybe not the Noctilux). I went to a local dealer to check out the M9 in person. Similarly, they "had one but I couldn't see it." Fine. I left and bought it elsewhere.  No, you pay to use the lens-I.e., take it home from what I understood. Sorry, if I miscommunicated that point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted December 13, 2011 Share #45 Â Posted December 13, 2011 No, you pay to use the lens-I.e., take it home from what I understood. Sorry, if I miscommunicated that point. Â Ahh, okay. Yeah - seems I misunderstood. Â That is actually a pretty cool program then. Another option is lensrentals.com where you can rent a lens (though it doesn't count towards a purchase). Either way, nice to be able to try out a lens before committing to it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted December 13, 2011 Share #46 Â Posted December 13, 2011 I'm surprised you did not buy it from the Leica dealer in my area. They called me when they received my M9, and even after I told them I was buying it they made me put on gloves to handle it. Since they had no lenses, I brought one of my own, but was not allowed to try it on the camera- had to leave the store. And at that point I had recently bought a Nikon 200-400 as well as quite a bit of other equipment. Â Ironically, I could handle any Nikon or Canon equipment. Maybe it is just the "mystique" of Leica.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted December 13, 2011 Share #47 Â Posted December 13, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Why not buy online from a reputable source and save the sales tax for as long as that lasts! Â K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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