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A Blast from the Past
On 9/28/2012 10:50 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:58:51 -0700, Savageduck wrote: : On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN said: : : On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote: : On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said: : : On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote: : Russell D. wrote: : This is from a couple years before I became really interested in : photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I : was a kid. : : http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/ : : : Hi, : : Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and : leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S. : Army. : : Times sure have changed. : : Regards, : : Mort Linder : : : Not really, if you use my hot dog index. : In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It : had just gone up from fifteen cents. : : Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in : Upstate NY in 1971. :-( : : : Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-( : : In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the same : car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you will : be looking at $1M+. : : See what your $4200 buys you today! A D800 and a D800e. Bob do YOU MEAN "OR"? -- Peter |
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A Blast from the Past
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:47:27 -0400, PeterN
wrote: : On 9/28/2012 10:50 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:58:51 -0700, Savageduck : wrote: : : On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN said: : : : : On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote: : : On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said: : : : : On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote: : : Russell D. wrote: : : This is from a couple years before I became really interested in : : photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I : : was a kid. : : : : http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/ : : : : : : Hi, : : : : Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and : : leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S. : : Army. : : : : Times sure have changed. : : : : Regards, : : : : Mort Linder : : : : : : Not really, if you use my hot dog index. : : In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It : : had just gone up from fifteen cents. : : : : Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in : : Upstate NY in 1971. :-( : : : : : : Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-( : : : : In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the same : : car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you will : : be looking at $1M+. : : : : See what your $4200 buys you today! : : A D800 and a D800e. : : Bob : : : do YOU MEAN "OR"? Yeah, I wasn't thinking clearly. The D800 is around $3000, not $2000. So make that two 7D's and a decent lens. :^) Bob |
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A Blast from the Past
On 9/29/2012 10:24 AM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:47:27 -0400, PeterN wrote: : On 9/28/2012 10:50 PM, Robert Coe wrote: : On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:58:51 -0700, Savageduck : wrote: : : On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN said: : : : : On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote: : : On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said: : : : : On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote: : : Russell D. wrote: : : This is from a couple years before I became really interested in : : photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I : : was a kid. : : : : http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/ : : : : : : Hi, : : : : Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and : : leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S. : : Army. : : : : Times sure have changed. : : : : Regards, : : : : Mort Linder : : : : : : Not really, if you use my hot dog index. : : In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It : : had just gone up from fifteen cents. : : : : Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in : : Upstate NY in 1971. :-( : : : : : : Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-( : : : : In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the same : : car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you will : : be looking at $1M+. : : : : See what your $4200 buys you today! : : A D800 and a D800e. : : Bob : : : do YOU MEAN "OR"? Yeah, I wasn't thinking clearly. The D800 is around $3000, not $2000. So make that two 7D's and a decent lens. :^) Bob Heck, I could get a D800e, and have enough left over for a nice weekend. -- Peter |
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