Thought others might enjoy this capture from my 1959 Burke & James catalog. Seems 8X20's were common as.........well, electric street cars.
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Thought others might enjoy this capture from my 1959 Burke & James catalog. Seems 8X20's were common as.........well, electric street cars.
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Jim,
I like their prices---its too bad nobody at B&J will answer the telephone! They're missing out on a lot of orders! ;-)
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
I agree with John. Wouldn't it be great to travel back in time and buy a couple of dozen of them? But then, in 1959 I was making $1.25/hour. So, $200 was still a fair piece of change.
Thanks for posting the ad, Jim.
Brings back memories. Back in 1970s time frame I worked the Denver convention scene with one of these.
Shot the whole room full; rushed back to the lab; knocked out some quick proofs and set them up outside the doors in time to catch them coming out.
Never got rich but it was a lot of fun.
Where were they getting those Berlin Dagors? They hadn't been manufactured since I believe the 1930's(?).
32 bucks for a new 8x20 holder!!!
3 years ago I found a beat up old holder in a dusty camera shop in Montreal, and couldn't get the price below $125. Even then, It took a lot to restore it to working condition. After going into debt for a few current holders, I decied to make my own....
After buying a BUNCH of tooling, and HOURS of work, I now have one absolutely beautiful new 8x20 holder, and parts for 6 more (If I can ever get the time to put them together....).
It's fun, isn't it... setting up a monster camera, climbing under the dark cloth, and listening to those hushed voices of awestruck bystanders. Then this white whiskered old goat emerges from under the cloth, lets them take a peek, and they are transfixed....
We don't just serve ourselves when we use classic cameras, we remind others that there is still beauty and wonder in the timeless art of traditional photography.
If it's still available for $199.50 I'll take six and a spare one for Sundays please. Is there a discount for cash...?
Someone should look up the inflation calculator and translate those prices into 2003 dollars. In the meantime I'll try to find a Kodak price catalog from that era, so we'll know what Super-XX cost per sheet then....
Considering it might take 12+ $ to buy one 1959 $ they weren't giving this stuff away. Especially that lens. BTW if someone has some extra 8X20 holders I'll pay more than the new price of $32. The price that scruffy one went for on Feebay last night makes Sandy King's look pretty good.
camera in 2002 dollars = $1193.80
lens in 2002 dollars = $2617.98
holder in 2002 dollars = $191.49
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
fun....
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