Olympus SLR Equipment Prices Over Time Sun Apr 5 23:33:38 EDT 1998 version The prices in this list are taken from the June issue of either Modern Photography (<=1982) or Popular Photography (>1982). All prices are from Cambridge Camera Exchange ads, rounded up or down to the nearest dollar. All prices are in US dollars, uncorrected for inflation. Why Cambridge? Because they have been advertising for the whole time interval, and they routinely list everything they sell, unlike early B&H ads. Sometime between 1986 and 1990, Cambridge prices started to diverge significantly from B&H prices. Either B&H got more honest, or Cambridge got more "creative" in their pricing. Year 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 OM-1 192 174 N/A N/A N/A N/A OM-1N N/A N/A 159 134 N/A N/A OM-2 N/A 293 N/A N/A N/A N/A OM-2N N/A N/A 229 179 N/A N/A OM-2S N/A N/A N/A 169 N/A N/A OM-3 N/A N/A N/A 339 N/A N/A OM-3Ti N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OM-4 N/A N/A N/A 300 N/A N/A OM-4Ti N/A N/A N/A N/A 499 630 OM-10 N/A N/A 129 80 N/A N/A OM-10FC N/A N/A 139 100 N/A N/A OM-10 Quartz N/A N/A 189 100 N/A N/A OM-G N/A N/A N/A 89 N/A N/A OM-F N/A N/A N/A 99 N/A N/A OM-PC N/A N/A N/A 139 N/A N/A 8/2.8 N/A 715 799 509 995 650 16/3.5 357 385 379 335 540 530 18/3.5 N/A 385 358 245 550 470 21/2.0 N/A 370 399 245 500 440 21/3.5 214 235 198 147 280 260 24/2.0 N/A 350 279 205 350 330 24/2.8 193 148 145 105 245 240 28/2.0 N/A 310 275 179 399 330 28/2.8 N/A N/A 97 87 130 159 28/3.5 150 120 69 59 59 N/A 35/2.0 185 192 169 125 230 205 35/2.8 121 93 114 73 147 125 40/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 84 105 N/A 50/1.2 N/A N/A 200 165 230 255 50/1.4 102 100 108 97 125 170 50/1.8 67 67 64 64 59 62 55/1.2 173 175 N/A N/A N/A N/A 85/2.0 N/A 184 179 159 220 259 100/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 215 330 400 100/2.8 150 118 139 105 199 199 135/2.8 200 135 139 105 185 185 135/3.5 129 98 94 50 60 90 180/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 1666 2795 2295 180/2.8 N/A 408 397 280 459 499 200/4.0 186 135 159 87 205 235 200/5.0 N/A N/A 153 89 89 N/A 250/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 1983 3599 3595 300/4.5 360 265 289 210 340 420 350/2.8 N/A N/A N/A 2189 3499 3895 400/6.3 N/A 648 799 539 1095 1049 500/8.0 N/A N/A N/A 239 395 369 600/6.5 N/A 837 949 830 1242 1495 1000/11 N/A 1075 1198 999 1650 1395 28-48/4.0 N/A N/A 169 100 90 N/A 35-70/3.6 N/A 318 269 229 353 335 35-70/4.0 N/A N/A 174 N/A N/A N/A 35-70/4.0 PF N/A N/A N/A 200 100 100 35-70/3.5-4.5 N/A N/A N/A 105 160 164 35-105/3.5-4.5 N/A N/A N/A 170 299 299 35-80/2.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 50-250/5.0 N/A N/A N/A 255 360 N/A 65-200/4.0 N/A N/A N/A 157 249 224 75-150/4.0 250 214 175 107 150 150 85-250/5.0 N/A 418 409 319 300 400 100-200/5.0 N/A N/A N/A 109 99 N/A 1.4x-A N/A N/A N/A 169 220 229 2x-A N/A N/A 119 87 160 109 20/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 150 220 239 20/3.5 71 90 100 100 100 100 38/2.8 N/A N/A N/A 157 220 220 38/3.5 100 120 130 130 220 220 50/2.0 N/A N/A N/A 190 299 350 50/3.5 178 175 159 120 225 220 80/4.0 172 192 250 130 280 280 90/2.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 440 570 135/4.5 N/A N/A 240 165 289 250 24/3.5 N/A N/A N/A 550 950 900 35/2.8 N/A 292 329 250 400 420 Winder 1 N/A 130 N/A N/A N/A N/A Winder 2 N/A N/A 95 69 109 NL Motor 1 N/A 295 289 N/A N/A N/A Motor 2 N/A N/A N/A 169 300 290 T-18 N/A N/A N/A N/A 35 35 T-20 N/A N/A 50 40 60 70 T-32 N/A N/A 100 79 129 169 T-45 N/A N/A N/A 165 250 250 F280 N/A N/A N/A N/A 145 140 Bounce Grip 2 N/A N/A N/A 80 100 100