Historical Camera Commercials

[LeicaFoReVer]

I had a chance to find couple of national geographic magazines from 1966 to 1988. I really enjoyed seeing some commercials for cameras and films. I scanned them and wanted to share. It is like traveling through time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28512365@N08/tags/nationalgeographic/

 

[Alpacaman]

Those are great! I especially like the illegal, immoral, fattening one.

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

Those are great! I especially like the illegal, immoral, fattening one.

which one is that?

ah now I see that. My favorite is the nikon island 🙂 and the zorki of course.

 

[robklurfield]

I just picked up a February 1936 issue of Fortune Magazine, the cover story of which was about "Mini Cams." It provided a neat profile of Leica and Contax. Fortune of that era ran some of the most beautifully constructed advertising ever to grace a magazine. Some of the industrial ads are true masterpieces.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Love them ads... they're written for people who read. They were meant to persuade, convince, gain a foothold in your brain. Now, the main idea is to impress you and then you may not recall what's being sold, but you won't forget the ad.

Oh, well, o tempora, o mores...

 

[apodeictic]

I don't know if this counts 🙂

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

I have just figured out that my dad has amateur photography magazines from 1977.

I will scan and post them here. they look amazing....M4 body is 150 sterlin