Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gerry, I wasn't around then, but £35.25 would have been more like US$100 back in 1935. I believe the Sterling was a lot stronger than it is now. OTOH, in 1985 it went as low as almost £1 = US$1. Cheers, Joseph on 15/1/01 6:33 PM, Gwpics@aol.com at Gwpics@aol.com wrote: > I thought LUGers may be interested in an advertisement for new cameras that I > have just seen dated 1935: > > Leica III > All automatic focusing (Whatever that meant!) Takes 12 or 36 exposures at a > loading Speeds up to 1/500th of a second Negatives make perfect enlargements > With f2 Summitar lens > £35:5:0 (£35.25 or $49.50) > > Similarly advertised is the Rolleiflex with Zeiss Tessar f4.5 at £20 ($29) > and a number of other cameras, but the Leica is by far the most expensive. To > put it into perspective, there was an advertisement on the next page reading > 'Anything photographer in our studio (still life) for 5/6 (£0.52 or about > $0.75) > > Interesting times! > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden (UK) > Tel: (0)23 8046 3076 > Fax: (0)23 8034 8542