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buyouts/layoffs and equipment purchases
Ben Gray, Photographer
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Atlanta | GA | USA | Posted: 10:07 AM on 04.08.09 |
->> We are in the midst of a round of buyouts/layoffs and I'm trying to gather some information on what other papers did in regards to letting photographers buy/lease their issued camera gear. If you have any specific information please post (or email me bgray@ajc.com if you wish to keep it private).
thanks,
Ben Gray
Sports Photo Editor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Karl Stolleis, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Philadelphia | PA | | Posted: 11:18 AM on 04.08.09 |
| ->> I know in Philly that some shooters were given the option of buying their gear but it was taken on a case by case basis. I am not sure how the pricing was done but I would assume market value for used gear in similar condition. |
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Nik Habicht, Photographer
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Levittown | PA | USA | Posted: 4:21 PM on 04.08.09 |
->> In 2006, when most of us left The Times, our photo editor was tasked with arranging for pricing. He got quotes from a couple of places for the entire equipment list --- important because shops will often pay less per body if they're taking in 20, then they would if they were buying one or two --- then the prices were averaged to create a per package price for each of us.
We all walked away with essentially the same gear: A 1D, a 10D with grip, a 550, a 420, a 16-35, 70-200/2.8 IS, 50 macro, and 1.4 x teleconverter for ~ $2100.... |
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