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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]]. | 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. 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 [[Kodak Brownie 127|Brownie 127]] |
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=== Specification === | === Specification === | ||
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* Lens: Dakon, two apertures | * Lens: Dakon, two apertures | ||
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==Brownie Starlet II== | ==Brownie Starlet II== | ||
| + | The Brownie Starlet II is simply a name variant of the [[Kodak Brownie Fiesta]]. | ||
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|image_text= Brownie Starlet II | |image_text= Brownie Starlet II | ||
|image_by= Pepe Pascual Grau | |image_by= Pepe Pascual Grau | ||
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== Source == | == Source == | ||
* Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1987 | * Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1987 | ||
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet.php Starlet (French model)], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=304 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.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/starlet.php Starlet (French model)], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=304 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] | *[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] | ||
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[[Category: 4x4 viewfinder]] | [[Category: 4x4 viewfinder]] | ||
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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. 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
The Brownie Starlet II is simply a name variant of the Kodak Brownie Fiesta.
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| Brownie Starlet II image by Pepe Pascual Grau (Image rights) |
Source
- Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1987
