Kodak Brownie 44A & 44B

Brownie 44B

The Kodak Brownie 44A and 44B are 127 viewfinder cameras made in the UK by Kodak Ltd. They are designed for twelve square 1⁵/₈x1⁵/₈inch (~4x4cm) images on 127 film.

The 44A has a fixed-focus lens with two apertures and a single-speed shutter; the 44B has a focusing lens and variable aperture (f8-f16) and shutter (1/60, 1//30 +B). Both are fitted for a screw-and-pin flash gun.

The body is mostly plastic, but with an alloy back plate and chromed end plates. The 44A features a plastic every-ready case, which fits on to lugs in the base and folds over the front to clip over top plate.

The 44A & B were designed by Kenneth Grange, who also designed other Kodak cameras such as the Brownie Vecta.

The Kodak Autosnap is based on the same body.

Brownie 44A Manufacturer: Kodak Ltd. Manufactured: UK Introduced: Sept 1959 Discontinued: 1965 Film size: 127, 12 4x4cm frames Lens: Dakon, apertures for EV12 or EV13 (+ EV14 from 1964) Shutter: Single speed ~1/40 sec

Brownie 44B Manufacturer: Kodak Ltd. Manufactured: UK Introduced: May 1961 Discontinued: Sept 1963 Film size: 127, 12 4x4cm frames Lens: Anaston f/8, three apertures, focusing 3ft-infinity Shutter: 1/30 and 1/60 sec + B

Sources & Links

• Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988
• Brownie 44B manual on Chuck Baker's Brownie-Camera.com
• Brownie 44A on the Living Image
• Brownie 44A close-ups & 1961 advert on Brian Price's Vintage 127 Cameras pages