Difference between revisions of "Kodak Brownie Reflex"
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| + | |image_text= Brownie Reflex<br>US non-sync model | ||
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| + | |image_text= Rear view; film carrier removed<br>[[Red window]] open | ||
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| + | The '''[[Kodak]] Brownie Reflex''' non-synchronized camera was manufactured from May 1940 to Aug 1942 in the US. It had a simple [[bakelite]] body camera with a main lens and a second-surface keystone reflecting mirror viewfinder. The viewfinder had a hinged sheet metal cover. The winder was on the base, which was removable for film loading. Note the lack of [[flash sync]]hronization terminals below the main lens on the non-sync model. | ||
| − | + | The Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro model was manufactured from Sept 1941-May 1952 in the US and from 1946 to May 1960 [[Kodak Ltd.|in the UK]]. Thus overall the model had a 20 year production run. | |
| − | + | The synchro model had a two-pin flash connector below the taking lens, and had the shutter selector inverted. | |
| − | The Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro model was manufactured from Sept 1941-May 1952 in the US and from 1946 to May 1960 [[Kodak Ltd.|in the UK]]. Thus the | ||
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*Film: [[127 film|127 roll film]] | *Film: [[127 film|127 roll film]] | ||
*Format: 4cm×4cm | *Format: 4cm×4cm | ||
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*Finder: reflex | *Finder: reflex | ||
*Aperture: fixed | *Aperture: fixed | ||
*Lens: fixed-focus meniscus, 5 feet to infinity | *Lens: fixed-focus meniscus, 5 feet to infinity | ||
*Shutter: I (instantaneous) 1/30 sec and B ([[bulb mode]]) | *Shutter: I (instantaneous) 1/30 sec and B ([[bulb mode]]) | ||
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The Kodak Brownie Reflex non-synchronized camera was manufactured from May 1940 to Aug 1942 in the US. It had a simple bakelite body camera with a main lens and a second-surface keystone reflecting mirror viewfinder. The viewfinder had a hinged sheet metal cover. The winder was on the base, which was removable for film loading. Note the lack of flash synchronization terminals below the main lens on the non-sync model.
The Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro model was manufactured from Sept 1941-May 1952 in the US and from 1946 to May 1960 in the UK. Thus overall the model had a 20 year production run. The synchro model had a two-pin flash connector below the taking lens, and had the shutter selector inverted.
Specifications
- Type: Twin Lens reflex (TLR)
- Manufacturer: Kodak / Kodak Ltd.
- Year of launch: 1940
- Price: 5.25 USD
- Film: 127 roll film
- Format: 4cm×4cm
- Exposures: 12
- Finder: reflex
- Aperture: fixed
- Lens: fixed-focus meniscus, 5 feet to infinity
- Shutter: I (instantaneous) 1/30 sec and B (bulb mode)
