Art deco / Vintage: Kodak No 2 Autographic Brownie Folding Camera

Kodak No 2 Autographic Brownie fra ca 1920

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Manufacturer : Kodak

Produced : 1920

Classification : Medium Format

Body Type : Folding Bed

Bellows Deployment : Sliding Rail

Construction : Metal

Film Type : 120

Film Width : 62mm

ImageSize : 2¼ x 3¼ in

No. of Images : 8

Lens Type : Achromatic

Focus Type : fixed

Focal Length : 90mm

Focal Range : 2.5m - inf.

Aperture Type : Iris

Aperture : f/16 - f/45

Shutter Type : Kodak Ball Bearing

Shutter Speeds : T,B, I(1/50, 1/25 sec)

Size Closed (w x h x d) : 85 x 165 x 35 mm

Size Open (w x h x d) : 85 x 165 x 128 mm

Weight : 549g

The Kodak No2 Folding Autographic camera was introduced in 1915 and was discontinued in 1926. It is a sliding rail folding rollfilm camera. After the front is opened, the bellows are extended by sliding along a rail until they clip into place. There is a plate screwed to the base that can be moved to alter the focus. A lever at the side of the lens is used to release the sliding rail mechanism to fold the bellows into the body.

This camera uses autographic film which was produced from 1914 onward. It allowed the photographer to enter his or her own notes using a stylus through a door in the back, writing directly on to the negative. The backing becomes slightly translucent under the pressure from the stylus. With the action of daylight through the writing window, the negative is exposed by light passing through the inscription.

There are a variety of similar models. This model has 2 shutter speeds as well as T and B. The aperture is continuously variable from about f/16 to f/45. The aperture scale is annotated with numbers and description of scenarios. For the numbers, Aperture: "1", "2", "3," "4" (f/16, f/22, f/32, and f/45). For the descriptions, Aperture: "1", "2", "3," "4" (Near View/Portrait, Average View, Distant View, and Clouds Marine).

A small swivelling brilliant finder is connected to the shutter housing. There is a table mount and two tripod mounts for portrait and landscape mode. No cover for the red window is provided.