Difference between revisions of "Kodak Instamatic 100"

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The model 100 was Kodak's first Instamatic camera released in the USA.

It used the 126 film (Kodapak) cartridge.

The button on the front released a pop-up flash holder for a single AG-1 peanut flashbulb.

Type: viewfinder film camera
Manufacturer: Kodak
Production Dates: March 1963 - 1966
Film: 126 film cartridge
Lens: 43mm f/11
Image: nominal 26×26mm (hence 126), actual 29×28mm, masked to 26½×26½mm for printing
Shutter: mechanical leaf, 1/90 sec. and 1/40 sec. with flash
Price: $15.95
Designer: Frank A. Zagara
Power: 2×AAA batteries for flash
Tripod Mount: none

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-Kodak's first USA [[Instamatic|Instamatic camera series]].
+The model 100 was Kodak's first [[Instamatic|Instamatic camera]] released in the USA.
-It used the [[126 film]] cartridge.
+It used the [[126 film]] (Kodapak) cartridge.
 The button on the front released a pop-up flash holder for a single AG-1 peanut [[flashbulb]].
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 * Film: [[126 film|126 film cartridge]]
 * Lens: 43mm f/11
-* Image: 28x28mm
+* Image: nominal 26×26mm (hence 126), actual 29×28mm, masked to 26½×26½mm for printing
-* Shutter: mechanical leaf, 1/90 s. and 1/40 s. with flash
+* Shutter: mechanical leaf, 1/90 sec. and 1/40 sec. with flash
 * Price: $15.95
 * Designer: Frank A. Zagara
-* Power: 2xAAA batteries for flash
+* Power: 2×AAA batteries for flash
+* Tripod Mount: none
 ===Links===
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 * [http://www.idsa.org/webmodules/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=262&z=62 Industrial Design Soc.]
 * [http://www.pbase.com/cameras/kodak/instamatic_100 Pbase sample image]
 [[Category:Kodak|Instamatic 100]]
 [[Category:I|Instamatic 100]]
 [[Category:126 film]]