Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill: >I just received an old copy of Leica catalog 44. Prices were effective >February 1, 1971: >Code 10,011 Leicaflex SL, without lens $558 >Code 10,102 Leicaflex SL, in black finish $603 >Code 10,228 Leicaflex SL, 50/2, hood, ret. ring $756 In real terms these equate to the following: 1971 2002 - ---- ------ $558 $2,498 $603 $2,699 $756 $3,384 Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday that included some comments about Kodak. In short, the article acknowledged the growth in digital, but also said..."since film isn't going away anytime soon"... There was another interesting Journal article about companies that reload and sell single use cameras. Fuji owns a key patent on single use camera. Kodak pays a royalty to Fuji. Both are trying to stop the practice of commercial reloading. I guess SU cams can be reloaded and resold up to 7 or 8 times. Pretty big market in single use cameras. And, of course, they all use film. Should be noted that reloading differs from recyling. Fuji is apparently buying as many spent cameras as they can for recyling, thus driving up the price for the reloaders. An interesting legal argument involves whether or not reloading a single use camera is just a repair, or something more. (sounds like fodder for an interesting thread) A mere repair would not infringe on the patent. My only question is, "are they using UV filters?" DaveR - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html