The Buster Brown No. 2A camera was made by the Ansco Company of Binghamton, New York and is part of a series of cameras – the No. 2, No. 2A, No. 2C, and No. 3. The “A” model takes 6 exposures of 2.25×3.24 inches while the “B” model took either 10 or 12 pictures per [...]
With digital taking over film and major manufacturers either getting out of the camera business (Minolta), dropping all but 2 film cameras (Nikon), or “considering” dropping film cameras (Canon); CNet is showing a slide show of film cameras from the past.
The Kodak No. 2-A Folding Autographic Brownie was made from 1915 through 1926 and originally cost $13.00. In 1917 the ends were changed from a squared end to a rounded end, which makes the sample pictures below from a post-1917 camera. The 2-A takes 116 film.
The Kodak Jiffy Six-20 was sold from 1933 to 1937. It uses 620 film and originally sold for $6.75. The lens is a Twindar and has two focusing options – 5 to 10 feet & beyond 10 feet.
This particular model is the “Art Deco” version, which differs from the base model in that [...]
The Kodak No. 3A Folding Pocket Model C was manufactured from 1912 through 1915 and originally cost $20.00. It uses 122 film with shutter speeds of T, B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100. The front lens element can shift and rise.
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Also called the Hollywood Sportsman, this camera was made around 1947. The viewing lens is fixed-focus and the taking lens focuses.
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The Kodak Vigilant Six-20 was produced from 1939 through 1949. It takes 620 film shooting an image of 6×9cm. This particular model has a 100mm f/8.8 lens with f-stops of f/8.8, f/11, f/16, f/22, and f/32. Shutter speed are 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, Bulb, and T.
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