I have a camera dealer's catalogue from 1958 that details this film in the promotional materials near the back of the book. Very cool to see the cameras in use. The cameras used are the Super Ricohflex, Ricoh 35, the Ricoh 500, and the Ricoh "Golden 16" which is the subminiature camera displayed near the end. They also made a higher grade of Ricohflex called the Dia which began production around 1956 I believe, but it doesn't appear in the footage. Otherwise, this mostly resembles the full lineup the company was offering at the time. What makes this camera company particularly relevant at this point in time was their use of mass production via assembly lines. The result was affordable cameras which did not sacrifice on quality. The company's website still lists the importance of the Ricohflex Model III as being the first to fulfill this particular role. I have several of the cameras depicted in this film, and they are good, quality little photographic devices.
So cool, never too old to learn more.
I have a camera dealer's catalogue from 1958 that details this film in the promotional materials near the back of the book. Very cool to see the cameras in use. The cameras used are the Super Ricohflex, Ricoh 35, the Ricoh 500, and the Ricoh "Golden 16" which is the subminiature camera displayed near the end. They also made a higher grade of Ricohflex called the Dia which began production around 1956 I believe, but it doesn't appear in the footage. Otherwise, this mostly resembles the full lineup the company was offering at the time. What makes this camera company particularly relevant at this point in time was their use of mass production via assembly lines. The result was affordable cameras which did not sacrifice on quality. The company's website still lists the importance of the Ricohflex Model III as being the first to fulfill this particular role. I have several of the cameras depicted in this film, and they are good, quality little photographic devices.
Keep these great vids coming they're fantastic each and every one of them
OMG O_o that selftimer!!!!!!
I think this is from the mid to late 1950s.