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Kodak Ektralite camera ads, 1978–1981

Contributed by Felix Nic on Oct 28th, 2015. Artwork published in
October 1978
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    “Ready.Aim.Flash. Introducing the Kodak Ektralite 10 camera. With built-in flash.” — Ebony magazine, October 1978.
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    “Ready.Aim.Flash. Introducing the Kodak Ektralite 10 camera. With built-in flash.” — Ebony magazine, October 1978.

    Full page adverts for Kodak’s Ektralite 10 camera, featuring actor Michael Landon.

    “Ready in a flash!” — Ebony magazine, May 1979.
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    “Ready in a flash!” — Ebony magazine, May 1979.

    “New, ready-in-a-flash cameras from Kodak.” — Ebony magazine, November 1979
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    “New, ready-in-a-flash cameras from Kodak.” — Ebony magazine, November 1979

    “When I say this pocket camera is ready in a flash, I mean ready in a flash!” — Ebony magazine, May 1980.
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    “When I say this pocket camera is ready in a flash, I mean ready in a flash!” — Ebony magazine, May 1980.

    “A Very Gifted Camera” — Boys’ Life magazine, November 1981.
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    “A Very Gifted Camera” — Boys’ Life magazine, November 1981.

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    • ITC Korinna
    • Futura Display
    • Futura
    • Italia
    • Antique Olive
    • ITC Cheltenham
    • ITC Bookman

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    4 Comments on “Kodak Ektralite camera ads, 1978–1981”

    1. what about the last ad, which font is that? (the display one)

    2. That’s a bold italic style of ITC Bookman with swashes, tightly spaced and probably customized in some details. ITC’s digital version has several swash alternates (some of them provided as stylistic alternates), but it doesn’t include a ‘C’ as it is used here. Another more comprehensive option is Mark Simonson’s Bookmania. See its impressive glyph repertoire.

    3. Eric Ebacher says:
      Dec 30th, 2015 5:54 pm

      Who is the actor in the advertisements? He looks familiar, but I don’t know his name.

    4. Eric, as it is written above, the actor is Michael Landon, most famous for Bonanza and Little House On The Prairie.

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