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| − | The '''Vest Pocket Kodak''' was a bestselling [[folding camera]], | + | The '''Vest Pocket Kodak''' was a bestselling [[folding camera]], of which 1.8 million were made and sold by [[Kodak|Eastman Kodak]] (Rochester), from 1912 to 1926. 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 | + | The '''Vest Pocket [[Autographic]] Kodak''' was a version advertised as "Soldier's camera" during WWI It was manufactured from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the paper backing of the 127 film, 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 '''Vest Pocket Kodak Model B''' was a later model, designed to make 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film. Its lens was a doublet in a rotary shutter, or a Kodak Periscopic lens in a Kodak shutter. It was produced from 1925 to 1934 and cost $7.50. In the version '''Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Model B''' it too had the "autographic" feature. |
| − | "Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models | + | "Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models, and the "Special" models had more sophisticated lens/shutter combinations. |
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The Vest Pocket Kodak was a bestselling folding camera, of which 1.8 million were made and sold by Eastman Kodak (Rochester), from 1912 to 1926. 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 was manufactured from 1915 to 1926. The camera back had an area through which notes could be written onto the paper backing of the 127 film, a feature invented by Henry J. Gaisman. It had a Kodak Anastigmatic f/7.7 lens.
The Vest Pocket Kodak Model B was a later model, designed to make 4.5×6cm exposures on 127 film. Its lens was a doublet in a rotary shutter, or a Kodak Periscopic lens in a Kodak shutter. It was produced from 1925 to 1934 and cost $7.50. In the version Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Model B it too had the "autographic" feature.
"Hawk-Eye" versions of the Vest Pocket Kodaks were premium models, and the "Special" models had more sophisticated lens/shutter combinations.
