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| − | The '''Brownie Starlet''' was a simple plastic | + | The '''Brownie Starlet''' was a simple plastic [[fixed focus]] camera made by [[Kodak]] starting in 1956. It was one of the very successful [[Kodak Brownie Star series|"star" series]] of [[Kodak Brownie|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. The Rio-400 was made in 1965 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Rio de Janeiro. | 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. The Rio-400 was made in 1965 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Rio de Janeiro. | ||
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* Film: [[127 film|127]], 4x4cm images. | * Film: [[127 film|127]], 4x4cm images. | ||
* Lens: Dakon, two apertures | * Lens: Dakon, two apertures | ||
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| + | ==Brownie Starlet II== | ||
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| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogenia/4632342655/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| + | |image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/4632342655_56239c9a46_m.jpg | ||
| + | |image_align= right | ||
| + | |image_text= Brownie Starlet II | ||
| + | |image_by= Pepe Pascual Grau | ||
| + | |image_rights= wp | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The Brownie Starlet II is simply a name variant of the [[Kodak Brownie Fiesta]]. | ||
== Source == | == Source == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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| − | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet.php Starlet (French model)], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet_II.php Starlet II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet_us.php Starlet (US)] | + | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet.php Starlet (French model)], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet_II.php Starlet II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet_us.php Starlet (US)] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] |
| + | *[http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?m=pool&w=1618922%40N23&q=%22Brownie+Starlet%22 Other Brownie Starlet images] at [http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/pool/ Camera-wiki.org's Flickr pool] | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 27 June 2011
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| Brownie Starlet image by Silvio Tanaka (Image rights) |
The Brownie Starlet was a simple plastic fixed focus camera made by Kodak starting 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. The Rio-400 was made in 1965 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Rio de Janeiro.
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| Rio-400 - made in Brazil image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
n.b. A different camera also called Brownie Starlet was made in the UK in 1953-4 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
Brownie Starlet II
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| Brownie Starlet II image by Pepe Pascual Grau (Image rights) |
The Brownie Starlet II is simply a name variant of the Kodak Brownie Fiesta.
Source
- Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1987
