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The [[Kodak]] '''Star series''' of cameras was a very successful range of simple plastic cameras.
 
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Over 10 million of these were made from 1957 to 1962, with the range continuing into the late 1960s. The original design was by Arthur H. Crapsey. All were based on a similar layout: the film spools and a light baffle were mounted on a floor, which carried the advancing knob and a latch; the rest of the camera dropped down over this floor/spool assembly. Each model had various combinations of different viewfinder and flash arrangements - some built-in, some external, some with no flash facility. Some models were available in different colours, although black and grey seem to be the most common. The "star" name was applied to [[127 film]] cameras, but there were similar models made for [[620 film]].
 
 
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The [[Kodak]] '''Brownie Star series''' of cameras was a very successful range of simple plastic cameras.
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Over 10 million of these were made from 1957 to 1962, with the range continuing into the late 1960s. The original design was by [[Arthur H Crapsey]]. All were based on a similar layout: the film spools and a light baffle were mounted on a floor, which carried the advancing knob and a latch; the rest of the camera dropped down over this floor/spool assembly. Each model had various combinations of different viewfinder and flash arrangements - some built-in, some external, some with no flash facility. Some models were available in different colours, although black and grey seem to be the most common. The "star" name was applied to [[127 film]] cameras, but there were similar models made for [[620 film]].
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=== Models included: ===
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* [[Kodak Brownie Starflash]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starflex]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starflex]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starlet]]  (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starlet]]  (127)
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* [[Kodak Brownie Starluxe]] (127)
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* [[Kodak Brownie Starluxe]] (127; a French Starmite)
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*   Kodak Brownie Starmatic
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* [[Kodak Brownie Starmatic]]
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*   Kodak Brownie Starmeter  
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* [[Kodak Brownie Starmeter]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starmite]] (127)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Starmite]] (127)
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*   Kodak        Startech  (127; special close-up version of Starflash)
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* [[Kodak        Startech]]   (127; special close-up version of Starflash)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Twin 20]]  (620)
 
* [[Kodak Brownie Twin 20]]  (620)
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*   Kodak Brownie Flash 20  (620)
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* [[Kodak Brownie Flash 20]]   (620)
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*  Kodak Brownie Reflex 20  (620; a larger version of the Starflex)
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* [[Kodak Brownie Flashmite 20]]   (620; a larger version of the Startmite)
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* [[Kodak Brownie Reflex 20]] (620; a larger version of the Starflex)
  
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These cameras were also manufactured under other names, and with slight variations for premium sales (such as the '''Bullet II''' - a Starlet without the flash contacts) and other languages, e.g. the [[Kodak Brownie Starlet|Brazillian '''Rio 400''']]. Some of the variants outlasted the Star names - for example, some Fiesta models (e.g. [[Kodak Brownie Fiesta|the Argentine-made Fiesta]]) continued until 1970.
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These cameras were also manufactured under other names, and with slight variations for premium sales (such as the '''Bullet II''' - a Starlet without the flash contacts) and other languages, e.g. the [[Kodak Brownie Starlet|Brazillian '''Rio 400''']].  
  
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=== Sources ===
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== Sources ==
 
* Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years'', pp.53-57 Hove Foto Books, Hove, East Sussex, UK: 1988.
 
* Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years'', pp.53-57 Hove Foto Books, Hove, East Sussex, UK: 1988.
 
* Manuals on [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak.htm Mike Butkus's site]
 
* Manuals on [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak.htm Mike Butkus's site]
  
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=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
''Manuals at [http://www.butkus.org/ Mike Butkus's site]:''
 
''Manuals at [http://www.butkus.org/ Mike Butkus's site]:''
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_starmite_ii/kodak_brownie_starmite_ii.htm Starmite II manual]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_starmite_ii/kodak_brownie_starmite_ii.htm Starmite II manual]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_reflex_20/kodak_brownie_reflex_20.htm Reflex 20 manual]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_reflex_20/kodak_brownie_reflex_20.htm Reflex 20 manual]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_twin_20/kodak_brownie_twin_20.htm Twin 20 manual]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_twin_20/kodak_brownie_twin_20.htm Twin 20 manual]
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[[Category: Kodak]]
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''Public domain television advertisements at Internet Archive''
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*[https://archive.org/details/1957CommercialForKodakBrownieStarflashAndStarflexCameras Starflash and Starflex]
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*[https://archive.org/details/1960CommercialForKodakBrownieStarmiteCamera Starmite]
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*[https://archive.org/details/KodakStarmatic1958 Starmatic]
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[[Category: Kodak|Brownie Star]]
 
[[Category: 127 film]]
 
[[Category: 127 film]]

Latest revision as of 09:04, 23 February 2024

53546537300_aea1d3b693_c_d.jpg
Four Brownies: Starmite II, Starflash, Flashmite, and Starmite
image by Donald Poirier (Image rights)
3004329607_7366401d0f_m.jpg
Starlet, Starflash, Starmite
image by Siim Vahur (Image rights)
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Brownie Starflash, 1957-1965
-various colours-
image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)
271837540_180d41ba30_m.jpg
Starflex Outfit
image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)

The Kodak Brownie Star series of cameras was a very successful range of simple plastic cameras. Over 10 million of these were made from 1957 to 1962, with the range continuing into the late 1960s. The original design was by Arthur H Crapsey. All were based on a similar layout: the film spools and a light baffle were mounted on a floor, which carried the advancing knob and a latch; the rest of the camera dropped down over this floor/spool assembly. Each model had various combinations of different viewfinder and flash arrangements - some built-in, some external, some with no flash facility. Some models were available in different colours, although black and grey seem to be the most common. The "star" name was applied to 127 film cameras, but there were similar models made for 620 film.

Models included:

These cameras were also manufactured under other names, and with slight variations for premium sales (such as the Bullet II - a Starlet without the flash contacts) and other languages, e.g. the Brazillian Rio 400.

Sources

  • Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras: The First Hundred Years, pp.53-57 Hove Foto Books, Hove, East Sussex, UK: 1988.
  • Manuals on Mike Butkus's site

Links

Manuals at Mike Butkus's site:

Public domain television advertisements at Internet Archive

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