1989 Service Merchandise

[barengeist.livejournal.com]

This ad ran in October, 1989. They used to carry all sorts of cool stuff.

Comments

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

Wow, I had forgotten how expensive and bulky some video cameras were back then.

I had an 8mm camcorder myself. It was compact, and you'd connect it to the TV to watch your videos. My friends had a VHS-C camcorder; you could take the tape out and put it in a little adapter to watch it on your regular VHS VCR.

It's easy to forget just how clunky things used to be. And I bet back then, people would think back to the 60s and 70s when you had to use actual movie FILM that you had to send out to develop! Oh man, these video cameras are SO convenient! :)

[bluebear2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, those full size VHS cameras were considered small at the time. Before then there was a separate huge camera connected with a cable to a huge video recorder. Both very heavy. Two strong people were needed to shoot video.

People are now hoarding these old cameras to rent out to people doing period 1980s movies.