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| − | The '''Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special''' was a sheet metal [[box camera]] made for [[ | + | The '''Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special''' was a sheet metal [[box camera]] made for [[620_film| 620 roll film]] by [[Kodak]] in the USA. Production ran from Sept 1938-Oct 1942 to a design by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]]. Initial price in the US was $4.00<ref>[http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13.pdf Kodak.com's History of Kodak Cameras]</ref>. The Brownie Special was replaced by the '''[[Kodak Six-20 Flash Brownie]]''' - which was virtually the same camera with the addition of [[flash sync]]. |
The trapezoidal body had a curved back, an optical viewfinder on top, and a fold-out foot on one side for standing the camera in portrait format. The shutter release had a locking collar set around it. | The trapezoidal body had a curved back, an optical viewfinder on top, and a fold-out foot on one side for standing the camera in portrait format. The shutter release had a locking collar set around it. | ||
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| Six-20 Brownie Special image by Diego Cantalapiedra (Image rights) |
The Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special was a sheet metal box camera made for 620 roll film by Kodak in the USA. Production ran from Sept 1938-Oct 1942 to a design by Walter Dorwin Teague. Initial price in the US was $4.00[1]. The Brownie Special was replaced by the Kodak Six-20 Flash Brownie - which was virtually the same camera with the addition of flash sync.
The trapezoidal body had a curved back, an optical viewfinder on top, and a fold-out foot on one side for standing the camera in portrait format. The shutter release had a locking collar set around it.
Images were 2¼x3¼ inches (6x9cm). The Six-16 Brownie Special was a larger version, for 616 film.
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| Six-20 Brownie Special with bag "Made in USA" above lens image by Marc Henderson |
The lens was a fixed-aperture meniscus, with two focus settings, 5-10ft & 10ft-infinity. The shutter was single-speed (+T) rotary.
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Links
In French:
- Six-16 brownie Special on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
