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Subject: [OM] Re: OT: Interesting
From: Andrew McPhee <macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:28:45 +1000
At 01:42 PM 5/10/2005 -0400, Ali wrote:

>Found this in some forum on the net:
>
>In 1957 I got a Kodak Brownie for Christmas.  It cost $105 in today's money.
>
>In 1963 I got a Kodak Instamatic that had a light meter that drove an
>aperature, and it cost $287 in today's money.
>
>In 1969, my first SLR, a Minolta, fully manual with a 50mm lens.  $1460 in
>today's money.
>
>In 1999 I bought a Canon 1.3 megapixel digital.  $595 in today's money.
>
>Two days ago I ordered an E-300 two lens kit.  $784.05 including shipping.




I bought my OM-1/50 1.8 new in 1979 for $320 which according to the 
Inflation Calculator at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ would cost 
$882.33 in 2004.

Sobering figures...

Andrew McPhee 


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