In a message dated 2/1/01 5:27:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, rdk@xxxxxxxxx
writes:
> Relative to disposable income then and now, and inflation, OM equpment is
> much, much cheaper now!
Amen...if I hadn't had the AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange System) to
discount my OM purchases, they would have been non-existant. When I left
Germany in '79 I went by the PX to get my self a "going away" present and saw
the first mid-range zoom they had stocked (I think it was the 35-70 mm f3.6,
selling for right at $300.), but nearly swooned when I saw the price. Thus,
getting the 35-70mm 3.5-4.5 off Ebay for $69 in '97 was a miracle to me! I
still hold it in awe that it is such a beautiful little package!
Susan Steele
Virginia USA
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