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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 "star" series of brownies.
 
 
 
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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 Brownie 127
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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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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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=== Specification ===
 
* Type: Viewfinder
 
* Type: Viewfinder
 
* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], USA & France
 
* Manufacturer: [[Kodak]], USA & France
 
* In production: July 1957-June 1962 (US, France)
 
* In production: July 1957-June 1962 (US, France)
 
* 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 ===
 
* Kodak Brownie Starflash (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starflex]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starluxe]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starmite]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Twin 20]] (620)
 
   
 
== Source ==
 
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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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* [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: Kodak]]
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[[Category: 127 film]]

Revision as of 21:17, 22 March 2008

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.


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

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