Kodak Instamatic 500
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The Kodak Instamatic 500 was a manual-exposure viewfinder camera for 126 film cartridges. The camera has a hot shoe to connect a flash, and accepts 32 mm Retina filters and lens hoods. A depth-of-field indicator, tripod socket, and threaded shutter release are included. The lens can be retracted into the camera body when not in use.
specifications
- Type: Viewfinder film camera
- Manufacturer: Kodak AG
- Year of launch: 1963
- Film: Type 126 film cartridge
- Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 1:2.8/38mm 4-element glass
- Shutter: Compur leaf with speeds 1/30 to 1/500 sec. plus bulb
- Aperture: 1:2.8 to 1:22
- Viewfinder: Optical viewfinder with bright frame and parallax correction marks
- Metering: Gossen selenium cell meter with exposure compensation (+/-) indicator in viewfinder
