three new cameras.

1. Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash with Kodet lens (details here). ca. 1952-53. It takes 127 film, so I probably won't be trying this one out until we can process it at home. Has a truly cool brown bakelite body.

2. Kodak Instamatic X-45, complete with one GE Magicube rotating box flash. ca. 1970s. This one has a Kodar lens. Takes 126 film. An interesting note on the shutter mechanism, from this site: The automatic exposure on this camera is achieved in a slightly unusual manner. As the shutter control is operated, a small aperture opens progressively in the CdS cell window. At the same time a disc containing a series of increasingly larger holes rotates behind the Kodar lens. When the correct size lens aperture is in place for the prevailing light conditions, the rotating disc is stopped and the shutter is allowed to operate.

3. Jiffy Kodak Six-16, Series II. My first folding camera. ca. 1937-42. Takes 616 film, so once again, I don't think it will be getting much use. Also has one totally detached viewfinder mirror, and a crack in the other viewfinder mirror (this camera has a separate viewfinder for portrait vs. landscape orientation). The folding mechanism is a big thrill, and the shutter release still works, so all is not lost. Has two choices for focus: 5-10 ft., beyond 10 ft.