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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