Interesting. I don't think the pound is worth as much compared to the dollar as it was back then. I paid $320 in '78 for a black MX and 50/1.7 and that was heavily discounted. Today I would estimate the cost at 3x that. If I put the money in a bank account I still wouldn't be able to buy it, and I would not have used it for ten years and gotten half my money back. Moral, buy what you want when you have the chance, it's cheaper and you get to enjoy it while you are waiting.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:48 AM Subject: RE: On the Digital Advance > Well, this made me think about how much I paid for my MX. In 1979, I paid > just under a £100 for a body and a 50mm f1:1.7 lens. Looking at current > prices for a mint MX, as my original is, would £200 be a fair price today? > > Now, I have had the pleasure of using it over the years, but had I decided > to keep the £100, and put that in a building society account, would that > have reached £200? > > OK, the digital camera is making in-roads into the film camera market, and > will continue to increase it's market share. For camera users, this is > probably a bad thing and a good time, if so inclined to move into digital. > For a collector of cameras, wow! what an opportunity. If the Leica prices > fall further, I'll be tempted myself - I'd like a display piece for the main > reception room :-) > > Malcolm > > > > > I've seen prices for some Leicas falling rather precipitously lately, > > although there may be more of a correlation between that and the release > > of the new M7 and the Voigtlander models and lenses, if there's any > > correlation at all. Leica has come out with a digital camera of sorts: > > http://www.photim.com/Infos/UneInfo.asp?N=548 although it's not anywhere > > near as full-featured as the new Canon or Nikon. > > > > Nonetheless, it's clear that the affordable, useable, digital camera is > > just around the corner <sigh> > > > > -- > > Shel Belinkoff > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
