Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:31:04 -0400

Mark, that inflation adjusted price is LESS THAN HALF what a new film
Leica (MP or M7) costs today. Less than half...the numbers don't lie,
right? Leicas are considerably less affordable today.

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On 10/14/12 12:27 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

>300 in '66 is $2,133.14 now.
>http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>Photography
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>> From: Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:58:57 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers
>> 
>> In 1966, when I considered ( dreamed is more like it) buying a new M2r
>> (cause it was cheaper) , the price was around $300.  It was Middle Class
>> affordable.
>> My Contax RF kit, bought used from one of my Mom's teacher friends, was
>>$100
>> and included 3 lenses and 2 bodies.  It was more affordable.
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>>> 
>>> Back in the day the M2/M3 were cameras that middle class wage earners
>> could afford to own without stressing the family budget.
>>  
>> 
>> 
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