Brownie Flash B Camera
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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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Box camera for 620 rollfilm 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Fitted with a meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Rotary suter /40/80/B. Flash synchronised screw and pin contacts. Exposure guide. Yellow filter and close up portrait lenses on sliding plate. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Buff leatherette and brown paint. Kodak Limited, 1958-1960.
Brownie Flash B, made by Kodak Limited in London, 1958-1960.
Fitted with a meniscus lens, fixed aperture. Rotary suter /40/80/B. Flash synchronised screw and pin contacts. Exposure guide. Yellow filter and close up portrait lenses on sliding plate. Two brilliant reflecting finders. Buff leatherette and brown paint.
The Brownie Flash B is a box camera which takes 2¼ by 3¼" frames on 620 film, it has a two-speed shutter, a close-focus lens, a yellow filter and flash sync. A flash could be connected to it using the Kodak screw-and-pin mounting.
Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/2710
- Materials:
- glass and leatherette
- Measurements:
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overall: 106 mm x 88 mm x 117 mm,
- type:
- box camera and rollfilm camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
