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The '''Vest Pocket Kodak''' was a bestselling [[folding camera]], made and sold 1.8 million times by [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak Co. Ltd., Rochester]], from 1912 to 26. It had a 1:6.8/72mm single meniscus lens. | The '''Vest Pocket Kodak''' was a bestselling [[folding camera]], made and sold 1.8 million times by [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak Co. Ltd., Rochester]], from 1912 to 26. It had a 1:6.8/72mm single meniscus lens. | ||
| − | The '''Vest Pocket [[Autographic] Kodak''' was a version advertised as "Soldier's camera" during WWI It had been manufactured from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the 127 film roll's paper backside, a feature invented by Henry J. Gaisman. It had a Kodak Anastigmatic f/7.7 lens. | + | The '''Vest Pocket [[Autographic]] Kodak''' was a version advertised as "Soldier's camera" during WWI It had been manufactured from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the 127 film roll's paper backside, a feature invented by Henry J. Gaisman. It had a Kodak Anastigmatic f/7.7 lens. |
| − | The '''Vest Pocket Kodak Model B''' was a the successing camera model, prepared to make 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film rolls. Its lens was a Doublet in a Rotary shutter, or a Kodak Periscopic lens in a Kodak shutter. It had been produced from 1925 to 1934 and did cost 7,50 $. In the version '''Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Model B''' it had an [Autographic|autographic] area in the camera back which allowed to write notes on the film's paper backside. | + | The '''Vest Pocket Kodak Model B''' was a the successing camera model, prepared to make 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film rolls. Its lens was a Doublet in a Rotary shutter, or a Kodak Periscopic lens in a Kodak shutter. It had been produced from 1925 to 1934 and did cost 7,50 $. In the version '''Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Model B''' it had an [[Autographic|autographic]] area in the camera back which allowed to write notes on the film's paper backside. |
"Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models of basically the same cameras, and the "Special" models had more sophisticated lens/shutter combinations. | "Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models of basically the same cameras, and the "Special" models had more sophisticated lens/shutter combinations. | ||
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The Vest Pocket Kodak was a bestselling folding camera, made and sold 1.8 million times by Eastman Kodak Co. Ltd., Rochester, from 1912 to 26. It had a 1:6.8/72mm single meniscus lens.
The Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak was a version advertised as "Soldier's camera" during WWI It had been manufactured from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the 127 film roll's paper backside, a feature invented by Henry J. Gaisman. It had a Kodak Anastigmatic f/7.7 lens.
The Vest Pocket Kodak Model B was a the successing camera model, prepared to make 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film rolls. Its lens was a Doublet in a Rotary shutter, or a Kodak Periscopic lens in a Kodak shutter. It had been produced from 1925 to 1934 and did cost 7,50 $. In the version Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Model B it had an autographic area in the camera back which allowed to write notes on the film's paper backside.
"Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models of basically the same cameras, and the "Special" models had more sophisticated lens/shutter combinations.
