Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] The Real Cost of Leicas
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:31:12 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
 
Nathan Wajsman wrote:

>
>http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
>
>Since 1993 (i.e. 20 years ago), the CPI in the US has risen about 60%. 
>
>So a $7000 Leica M10 would have cost about $4300 in 1993-dollars. I don't 
>think the Leica M6 was anywhere near that.
>

Price comparisons of film and digital cameras fail: apples, oranges.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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