dorff history

[Jon Shiu]

Peter B. Hales, Darkroom Photography, Sept. 1985

[David Karp]

Thanks John.

[Tin Can]

Thanks, great read.

[Alan Gales]

Thanks, Jon.

I wonder what a V8 cost back in 1985?

[William Whitaker]

My, how times have changed!

[Jon Shiu]

Thanks, Jon.

I wonder what a V8 cost back in 1985?

Around 1800-2000. See
http://web.archive.org/web/201403081...-mahogany-wood


Jon

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

Here is a pricelist from 1986:
http://www.ohio.edu/people/schneidw/...86_prices2.pdf

[Alan Gales]

Around 1800-2000. See
http://web.archive.org/web/201403081...-mahogany-wood


Jon

Thanks, Jon.

That was a bit of money back in 1985. I paid $2,500 for a real nice used Chrysler LaBaron about then. I should have bought a Deardorff instead. The car is long gone and I'd still be using the V8!

[Alan Gales]

Here is a pricelist from 1986:
http://www.ohio.edu/people/schneidw/...86_prices2.pdf

$2,995.00???

Now I remember why I was shooting a 35mm camera back then!

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

In 1986 I bought a nice used 5x7 Deardorff from Lens & Repro for $1100, which is about what I would expect to pay for a nice one today. Of course, $1100 then could buy a lot more than now.