Post by kiev4a on Mar 21, 2007 9:25:21 GMT -5
Here's one for ya. My boss brought this in today. Said it had belonged to his wife's parents. My first thought was "this must have been sold door-to-door." And I was correct. From Wikapenia:
"The Fotron was a camera manufactured in Glendale, California by the Traid Corporation and sold door-to-door during the 1960s. Aimed primarily at women, it was marketed as a simpler alternative to "complicated" traditional cameras. The Fotron had a number of innovative features, including a built-in electronic flash, rechargeable battery, motorized film advance, and push-button exposure control. It used standard 828 rollfilm packaged in a proprietary snap-in cartridge. However, due to its high price (ranging from $150 USD to almost $500) and the fact that film had to be returned to the manufacturer for processing, the Fotron is often regarded as something of a scam."
Can you imagine--$150 bucks for this in 1960! It's a big camera. The hand strap on the side is large enough for a BIG hand. trobably weighs almost as much as my old F4 weighed.
"The Fotron was a camera manufactured in Glendale, California by the Traid Corporation and sold door-to-door during the 1960s. Aimed primarily at women, it was marketed as a simpler alternative to "complicated" traditional cameras. The Fotron had a number of innovative features, including a built-in electronic flash, rechargeable battery, motorized film advance, and push-button exposure control. It used standard 828 rollfilm packaged in a proprietary snap-in cartridge. However, due to its high price (ranging from $150 USD to almost $500) and the fact that film had to be returned to the manufacturer for processing, the Fotron is often regarded as something of a scam."
Can you imagine--$150 bucks for this in 1960! It's a big camera. The hand strap on the side is large enough for a BIG hand. trobably weighs almost as much as my old F4 weighed.