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The '''Brownie Super 27''' is a [[viewfinder camera]] taking 4x4cm images on [[127 film]]. It was made in the USA by [[Kodak]], from August 1961 - June 1965<ref>Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras - the First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1988</ref>.  It has a built-in flash holder for AG-1 [[flashbulbs]], covered by a door beside the lens. The f/8 Kodar lens has two aperture stops - "SUNNY" (f/13.5) and "CL'DY BR'T/FLASH" (f/8), selected by a knob on the front, between the viewfinder and lens. There are two focus zones, "CLOSE-UP" (3&frac12;-6ft) and "BEYOND 6ft". The shutter has two speeds, 1/80 when the flash door is closed, and 1/40 when open<ref>[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_super_27/kodak_brownie_super_27.htm Instruction Manual] back cover</ref>. Winding the film cocks the shutter, hence preventing double-exposures.
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There was an auto-exposure version of the Super 27, called the [[Kodak Brownie Auto 27|Brownie Auto 27]].
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The '''Brownie Super 27''' is a [[viewfinder camera]] taking 4x4cm images on [[127 film]]. It was made in the USA by [[Kodak]], from August 1961 - June 1965<ref>Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras - the First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1988</ref>.  It has a built-in flash holder for AG-1 [[flashbulbs]], covered by a door beside the lens. The f/8 Kodar lens has two aperture stops - "SUNNY" (f/13.5) and "CL'DY BR'T/FLASH" (f/8), selected by a knob on the front, between the viewfinder and lens. There are two focus zones, "CLOSE-UP" (3&frac12;-6ft) and "BEYOND 6ft". The shutter has two speeds, 1/80 when the flash door is closed, and 1/40 when open<ref>[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_brownie_super_27/kodak_brownie_super_27.htm Instruction Manual] back cover</ref>. Winding the film cocks the shutter, hence preventing double-exposures.
 
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Revision as of 09:00, 18 February 2013

The Brownie Super 27 is a viewfinder camera taking 4x4cm images on 127 film. It was made in the USA by Kodak, from August 1961 - June 1965[1]. It has a built-in flash holder for AG-1 flashbulbs, covered by a door beside the lens. The f/8 Kodar lens has two aperture stops - "SUNNY" (f/13.5) and "CL'DY BR'T/FLASH" (f/8), selected by a knob on the front, between the viewfinder and lens. There are two focus zones, "CLOSE-UP" (3½-6ft) and "BEYOND 6ft". The shutter has two speeds, 1/80 when the flash door is closed, and 1/40 when open[2]. Winding the film cocks the shutter, hence preventing double-exposures.

There was an auto-exposure version of the Super 27, called the Brownie Auto 27.


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Super 27, flash holder closed
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Super 27
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Super 27, flash holder open
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Specifications

  • Manufacturer: Kodak, USA
  • Introduced: Aug 1961
  • Withdrawn: June 1965
  • Original cost: $19.00[3]
  • Lens: Kodar, f8
  • Shutter: Fixed 1/80th or 1/40th
  • Film: 127

Notes

  1. ↑ Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras - the First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988
  2. ↑ Instruction Manual back cover
  3. ↑ History of Kodak Cameras at Kodak.com

Links

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