Brownie Starflex, 1957 - 1964
Scope and Contents
Box roll film camera; 127 film; negative size 3 X 3 cm; rotary shutter; Dakon lens; "twin-lens reflex" pattern; brilliant finder with hood; screw and pin flash contacts.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1957 - 1964
Creator
- Eastman Kodak Co. (Manufacturer, Organization)
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Biographical / Historical
The Kodak Brownie Starflex was one of Kodak's very characteristic products - an easy to use camera for occasional amateur photographers. It was a simple small twin lens reflex camera - based on a design by Arthur H Crapsey. It was sold as set with a big flashgun. It did not really have "twin" lenses: The finder optics were simpler than those of the main lens. There was an additional folding sports finder built in to the base, between the film winder and the opening catch. Winding the film cocked the shutter, so preventing multiple-exposures.
There was an exposure selector below the lens, marked for Color and B and W; this changed the aperture, giving Exposure Values of 13 and 14.
It was part of the highly successful Star series.
Extent
1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, plastic ; 6 X 8.5 X 9.5 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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