Kodak Instamatic X-90

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Instamatic X-90 image by Jim Keeling (Image rights)

Magicube socket and focus scale marks image by vincentnip (Image rights)

Kodak revised its whole line of Instamatic models using 126 film to coordinate with the 1970 launch of Magicubes, which fire mechanically rather than needing batteries. The X-90 is an update to the earlier range-topping Instamatic 814 to work with the new flash standard (although this model still requires a 3-volt alkaline battery to power its autoexposure circuit).

Premium features include rangefinder focus, user-selected shutter speeds, and a quirky pull-tape which winds up the automatic film-advance spring drive. The lens is a 38mm f/2.8 Ektar, indicating superior quality.

Links

• Instamatic X-90 manual (PDF) from Mike Butkus's OrphanCameras.com
• Early X-90 advertising in the October, 1970, Modern Photography (Vol. 34, No. 10; page 67)