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The '''Brownie Starlet''' was a simple plastic point-and-shoot camera made by [[Kodak]] 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 point-and-shoot camera made by [[Kodak]] 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. | + | 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. |
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| − | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksoloway/373867419/in/pool-camerapedia/ Brownie Starlet photo on Flickr] by Rick | + | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksoloway/373867419/in/pool-camerapedia/ Brownie Starlet photo on Flickr] by Rick Soloway |
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The Brownie Starlet was a simple plastic point-and-shoot camera made by Kodak 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.
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| Rio 400 - made in Brazil |
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
Source
- Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1987
Links
- Brownie Starlet photo on Flickr by Rick Soloway
