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| − | The '''Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special''' | + | The '''Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special''' is 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>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306023905/http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13.pdf Kodak.com's History of Kodak Cameras] (archived)</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 | + | The trapezoidal body has 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 has a locking collar set around it. |
| − | Images | + | Images are 2¼x3¼ inches (6x9cm). |
| − | The [[Kodak Brownie Special six-16|Six-16 Brownie Special]] | + | The [[Kodak Brownie Special six-16|Six-16 Brownie Special]] is a larger version, for [[116 film|616 film]]. |
| − | The lens | + | The lens is a fixed-aperture meniscus, with two focus settings, 5-10ft & 10ft-infinity. The shutter is single-speed (+T) rotary. |
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Revision as of 06:47, 2 December 2018
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| image by Rick Soloway (Image rights) |
The Kodak Six-20 Brownie Special is 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 has 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 has a locking collar set around it.
Images are 2¼x3¼ inches (6x9cm). The Six-16 Brownie Special is a larger version, for 616 film.
The lens is a fixed-aperture meniscus, with two focus settings, 5-10ft & 10ft-infinity. The shutter is single-speed (+T) rotary.
Notes
- ↑ Kodak.com's History of Kodak Cameras (archived)
Links
In French:
- Six-16 brownie Special on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
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| Six-20 Brownie Special image by Squeakyrat (Image rights) |
