.jpg) Kodak Brownie No.2 Model F (1924) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Eastman Kodak |
| Type | box camera |
| Released | February 1900 |
| Production | 1900–1986 |
| Intro price | $1 (equivalent to $37 in 2023) |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Meniscus Achromat lens |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | Eastman No. 117 rollfilm |
| Film size | 2 1/4-inch square |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Rotary, 1/40 second |
| General | |
| Body features | Leatherette covered cardboard |
| Made in | Rochester, NY |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | No. 2 Brownie (1969) |
| References | |
| Brownie (original model) | |
The Brownie was a series of camera models made by Eastman Kodak and first released in 1900.[1]
It introduced the snapshot to the masses by addressing the cost factor which had meant that amateur photography remained beyond the means of many people;[2] the Pocket Kodak, for example, would cost most families in Britain nearly a whole month's wages.[3]
The Brownie was a basic cardboard box camera with a simple convex-concave lens that took 2+1⁄4-inch square pictures on No. 117 roll film. It was conceived and marketed for sales of Kodak roll films. Because of its simple controls and initial price of US$1 (equivalent to $37 in 2023) along with the low price of Kodak roll film and processing, the Brownie camera surpassed its marketing goal.[4]
- ^ List of Brownie models at George Eastman House Archived April 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harding, Colin (2013-12-16). "Camera Design 6: Kodak (1888–1900)". In Hannavy, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203941782. ISBN 978-0-203-94178-2.
- ^ "The National Archives | Exhibitions | 1901 Census | Events". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Lothrop, Eaton S. (January 1978). "The Brownie camera". History of Photography. 2 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1080/03087298.1978.10442948.