Five "Weird and Inappropriate" Camera Commercials from the 1980s
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Andre Agassi and the Canon Rebel
"What is the image of a rebel?"
Definitely not Andre Agassi in this Canon commercial, but it's worth a watch if only to remember that women weren't the only ones used for their sex appeal in 1980s prime time.
MinoltA Execs Using A Young Model
The commercial opens on a young woman... getting naked?
That's it. That's really the context of the full commercial.
Nikon's Hilarious Fear of Red Eye Photos
This commercial primarily focuses on a doctor flashing a huge, monster-like eye between red and black pupils.
If you're old enough to remember the problem of red eye, some photographers did think of it this horrifically so maybe this commercial makes the most sense out of all of them.
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Are You Kidding Us, Olympus?
This commercial may just be the most ludicrous of all. It features a young woman drinking out of a water fountain. The only issue is that she seems to be bathing in the water fountain instead of actually drinking from it.
This commercial is so overtly sexual it's like Olympus didn't even care.
Are you kidding us, Olympus?
Canon... Once Again
This one is definitely the most 80s-fueled. Remember when videographers figured out how to "make props float" and then they used that trick for a steady 5 years?
In this commercial, a man and woman run over to a flaming crater (which is obviously your first move when you see something fall out of the sky).
The Canon EOS then rises (by itself) from the flames. The man catches the Canon as it continues to float above the Earth, allowing him to take amazing photos from the sky.
If you're interested, you can watch clips from all of these wacky commercials right here.
