Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wanted a Rolleiflex in my college years, but $400 seemed astronomical at the time. So I got a Yashica D from the via the US Navy for $35. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Oct 14, 2012, at 21:32, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > In 1966 I bought a new M2 body in HK for $131 US. That would equal around > $900 in today's money, so still not cheap, but within reason for a middle > class pocketbook. It's worth remembering, though, that $131 was > considerably cheaper than the US retail price. > > You can estimate the effect of inflation here: > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi > > I still have the M2 and an M3 I bought around the same time. Both still > work fine. Pretty inexpensive on a per annum basis. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information