Of course, list price was able to be pretty far from what you actually paid. Got
my OM-2N at the beginning of '81 for $232 including 50mm f1.8 from whatever
store was cheapest in Manhattan (advertising in the back of Magazines). Probably
was Wall St. Camera, or Executive Photo.
Larry
Bill Pearce wrote:
> "List price on an OM-1n body only was $350 chrome $380 black. OM-2n was $430
> chrome, and $460 black. The OM-4 listed at $685 for body only. A 50 f/1.8
> would add $100 to the list price."
>
> Wow! I know I'm getting into old fart territory here, but I remember the
> seventies as being cheaper than that, even with rampant inflation. I would
> think that after correcting for 25 years of inflation, those list prices
> wouldn't be too far off from the last quoted lists of the OM3/4T's. Sobering
> thoughts!
>
> Bill Pearce
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