Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes of course XA was not in the premium range. Most of the others though were. All of them I think. On 2/3/13 1:44 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > I'm pretty sure I bought my XA new in 1985 (when I got married) for ~$90 or > so. A few years ago, the rewind crank broke and I bought a replacement for > $50. > > > On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> Frank I'm used to compact quality cameras costing a grand 20 or 30 years >> ago >> with a fixed lens as were a lot of people I knew. And the list of those >> cameras I've typed out a few times. >> The Minox 35 GT. Or Minox 35s >> Contax T. Rollei 35m, Olympus XA >> Those excited me and they excited a lot of people and we used them and >> blew >> up the pix in our largest darkroom trays. >> That fact that they were not cheap did not freak anybody out. >> A camera with interchangeable glass with a sensor the size of my pinky >> fingernail absolutely does not turn my head at all. >> >> One of those cameras which were so valued by top people in lets say 1980 @ >> $1000 = $2,786.33 today. >> The exact price of the Sony >> CPI Inflation Calculator >> http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1000&year1=1980&year2=2012 >> >> >> >> On 2/3/13 1:19 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: >> >>> Mark.. it is a $2800 camera with a fixed lens. >>> >>> You could find a used M8 with 35 Summicron for about the same price.. and >>> the lens is removeable.... >>> >>> Maybe when it is discounted to $1K it will be reasonable, but not >> now..... >>> >>> My $0.02. >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> Red735i at verizon.net >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/