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Camera
- Description
- The rectangular camera is mostly silver, with two black strips, one on the front and one on the top. It has a black strap. "Kodak" is on the front in red.
- Title
- Kodak Instamatic 124
- Brand Name
- Kodak
- Manufacturer
- Kodak
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION
- Sub-Category
- PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Start Date
- 1968
- End Date
- 1971
- Description
- The rectangular camera is mostly silver, with two black strips, one on the front and one on the top. It has a black strap. "Kodak" is on the front in red.
- History Of Use
- The Kodak Instamatic 124 was part of the Instamatic 126 film series, which was recognized by a very sober front face. The 124 camera had two-speeds: the 1/40 and the 1/90 sec. The passage from one speed to another was done by the connection of a flashcube.
The Instamatic was immensely successful, introducing a whole generation of amateur photographers to low-cost photography, selling at the low cost of just $16.95.
In its prime, this camera was used everywhere, so much so that the Instamatic name is still frequently and incorrectly used to refer to any inexpensive point-and-shoot camera.
- Accession No.
- 2013.24.132
- Model Name or No.
- Instamatic 124
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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