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− | + | The '''Brownie Starlet''' was a simple plastic point-and-shoot camera made by [[Kodak]] in 1956. It was one of the very successful [[Kodak Brownie Star series|"star" series]] of [[Kodak Brownie|Brownies]]. |
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+ | A similar camera, without the flash contacts, was the '''Brownie Bullet II''', made in the US from August 1961 - November 1968, which was also made as the Rio 400 in Brazil. |
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+ | |image_text= Rio 400 - made in Brazil |
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+ | n.b. A different camera also called '''Brownie Starlet''' was made in the UK in 1956 for export to the US; this was a rebadged version of the [[Kodak Brownie 127|Brownie 127]] |
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* Type: Viewfinder |
* Type: Viewfinder |
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* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], USA & France |
* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], USA & France |
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* In production: July 1957-June 1962 (US, France) |
* In production: July 1957-June 1962 (US, France) |
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* Film: [[127 film|127]], 4x4cm images. |
* Film: [[127 film|127]], 4x4cm images. |
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+ | * Lens: Dakon, two apertures |
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− | === Other Star-series Cameras === |
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− | * Kodak Brownie Starflash (127) |
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− | * [[Kodak Brownie Starflex]] (127) |
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− | * [[Kodak Brownie Starluxe]] (127) |
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− | * [[Kodak Brownie Starmite]] (127) |
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− | * [[Kodak Brownie Twin 20]] (620) |
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+ | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksoloway/373867419/in/pool-camerapedia/ Brownie Starlet photo on Flickr] by Rick Solway |
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[[Category: B| Brownie Starlet]] |
[[Category: B| Brownie Starlet]] |
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[[Category: K]] |
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Revision as of 21:17, 22 March 2008
Brownie Starlet |
The Brownie Starlet was a simple plastic point-and-shoot camera made by Kodak in 1956. It was one of the very successful "star" series of Brownies.
A similar camera, without the flash contacts, was the Brownie Bullet II, made in the US from August 1961 - November 1968, which was also made as the Rio 400 in Brazil.
Rio 400 - made in Brazil |
n.b. A different camera also called Brownie Starlet was made in the UK in 1956 for export to the US; this was a rebadged version of the Brownie 127
Specification
- Type: Viewfinder
- Manufacturer: Kodak, USA & France
- In production: July 1957-June 1962 (US, France)
- Film: 127, 4x4cm images.
- Lens: Dakon, two apertures
Source
- Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1987
Links
- Brownie Starlet photo on Flickr by Rick Solway