Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Lottermoser George wrote: > did you just jump to politics? > or? > > ; ~ ) well certainly not here... life in the fast lane... "you too can be an instant failure" Steve > > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Sep 11, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:44 AM, Lottermoser George wrote: >> >>> I almost added a similar scale. >>> However, I've no real clue what the 60's, 70's, 80's dollar >>> (Canadian or US) amounts to today. >>> All I know for sure is my own shock at what things cost today; >>> in relation to how little people are willing to pay for >>> professional photographic and/or design services today. >>> >>> Not only does "charlie" have a digital camera (so 'we' don't have >>> to hire a pro); but his wife has InDesign and Illustrator with a >>> bunch of free templates on her computer (so 'we' don't have to >>> hire a pro designer either). >>> Together, they're an untrained, inexperienced power to be reckoned >>> with. >> >> >> now that sounds very familiar.... >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> >>> And it shows in what we see passing for visual communication today. >>> >>> ; ~ ( >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> George >>> >>> george@imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 11, 2008, at 11:19 AM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: >>> >>>> Lets say Ted bought his SL2 in 1975 at the then price of $1600US. >>>> Then again, he always has two bodies at any given time of the >>>> same model. Today that would be about $6,100US. But since it's >>>> probably purchased in Canada with its traditional higher Leica >>>> prices, I bet that SL2 reflects closer to 8K or 9K in today's >>>> dollars. It's not that far from current pricing. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information