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Nesster
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 Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: my collection of vintage mail order camera/lens ads |
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Nesster wrote:
I've made a flickr set in which I'm collecting vintage camera store mail order ads... I'll be adding to this still, as I have a few more time points that I can document...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster/sets/72157621778835031/
Of particular interest to this board might be this ad from 1969
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
Cool! Thank you for sharing them!
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estudleon
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estudleon wrote:
Thanks!! Very pleasing !!
1969. At that time my dreams go for 1-Retina reflex IV with the 4,8/200, 2- the Nikon F with photomic FTn, nikkor 2/35 and 2,8/180; 3- Ultramatic CS with the Zoomar 36-82/2,8. And had a yashica minister III and a kodak 50 (kodapack).
Good memories. Thanks again.
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eggboy
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eggboy wrote:
These are glorious! Thanks for the trip down memory lane, where you could buy new Biotars for US$44 and a Komura 85/1.4 for less than US$100!
I've been wondering what to do with my mid-1960 -1970's Pop Photos, Industrial Photo, and others....I just got a decent Canon scanner...perhaps my winter project?
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
Eugene - yes! Share the wealth, the ads alone are golden.
I love reading the articles as well, with the passage of time the meanings have changed some... I haven't scanned much editorial content as I'm not sure about copyrights etc.
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Thank you !
This ad is very interesting, it hits my period of collecting interest exactly.
And I have already spotted a dozen bits of interesting information, and targets for collection.
There are some rare/unusual/things I have never seen or even heard of here.
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
Luis, thank you - I had you in mind when I saw this particular ad 
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dof
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dof wrote:
Komura 100/1.8 - interesting.
Those were the days! |
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Thats very thoughtful of you Nesster !
Some interesting bits -
The same vendor (Cambridge) was often selling the same lens under multiple brands - and thats not just Soligor vs Vivitar, which had at least a 70% overlap in their products.
The same Tamron lens (80-250/3. is listed as a Bushnell and an Aetna Rokunar as well as a Tamron (and the Tamron-branded one is the cheapest!), the same Kiron (85-205/3. is a Vivitar and a Rokunar and a "no-name", and the same Tokina 90-230/4.5 is a Vivitar, Soligor, and a "top brand".
And there were preset, auto and T4 versions of the same lens in the same brand - well, I knew that.
Also listed is the rare early Tamron 55-90/4 preset zoom, which I thought would have been gone by 1969.
And the 85/1.5 AND 85/1.8 presets under the Soligor brand. I have never seen or heard of one.
Lots more of interest !
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LucisPictor wrote:
Thanks!
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
Luis, here's a couple of pages from the lens directory in that '69 issue
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Maple Wang
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Maple Wang wrote:
Thank you, these stuff are my favorite! |
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Scheimpflug
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| Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:02 am Post subject: Re: my collection of vintage mail order camera/lens ads |
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Scheimpflug wrote:
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| Of particular interest to this board might be this ad from 1969 |
Wow, thanks! 
There may be some differences in age, but that single ad has almost half of my lenses in it.  - Aetna Rokunar 300/5.6 auto, hood($61.89)
- Vivitar 500/6.3 preset ($94.50)
- Soligor 3x TC ($17.95)
- Soligor 135/3.5 auto ($39.50)
- Soligor 28/2.8 auto ($51.95)
That's a total of US $265.79 in 1969 dollars... I plugged that into the inflation calculator at http://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html, and it says that $265.79 in 1969 is equivalent to $1646.48 in 2009.
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RioRico
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RioRico wrote:
Ah, those '69 prices! It's fun comparing the asking prices of 40 years ago vs what those same lenses demand on eBay or KEH now.
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