That's about right for the M7 (or $18-2000 from someone who has buyer's
remorse), the 50/2 can be had for 1/2 that if you're careful.
Tmax400 isn't a second-rate film by any stretch. Was he saying that he didn't
want to use color film for a reason?
Don't judge someone by how much they shoot. They're his priorities, not ours.
Skip
>
>Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Expensive camera, cheap film???
> From: Albert <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:58:48 +0800
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>I was asking the guy;
>
>Ok, he paid $2300 New M7... $1200 50mm F2.0.
>
>Refuses to buy something better then Tmax 400 for his vacation trips...
>Err... Cost difference between say Reala or Provia vs Tmax? $1-$2...
>ouch.
>
>Also, the guy shoots like a roll a month, hardly any justification..
>
>Albert
>
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