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The '''Brownie Starlet''' was a simple plastic [[fixed focus]] camera made by [[Kodak]] starting in 1957. 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 1957. It was one of the very successful [[Kodak Brownie Star series|"star" series]] of [[Kodak Brownie|Brownies]]. | ||
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* 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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| Rio-400 - made in Brazil image by John Kratz (Image rights) |
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| Brownie Starlet image by Silvio Tanaka (Image rights) |
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The Brownie Starlet was a simple plastic fixed focus camera made by Kodak starting in 1957. 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, Australia)
- 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
