[rollei_list] Re: OT - Super Ikonta 6x6 ... first 6x6 camera
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:32:23 -0800
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From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:16 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT - Super Ikonta 6x6 ... first
6x6 camera
> Richard, according some sources about photography
> history, the first camera to use the format 2-1/4 x 2
> 1/4 (6x6cm) was the first Kodak Brownie model 1 in
> 1900 with the also new 117 Kodak film.
> In 1901 the Kodak Brownie 2 used a 2 1/4 x 3 1/4
> format with the also new 120 film format, in fact
> these films, cameras and formats started the MF
> photography:
> http://www.photographyhistory.com/cc2.html
>
> The author, David Silver, belongs to the International
> Photographic Historical Organization and wrote several
> articles about old cameras.
>
> All the best
> Carlos
>
After re-examining the list of Kodak cameras I find the
earliest one using 120 film to be the No.2 Brownie dating
from 1901. Again, there is no indication of the format given
in this list. The list is a PDF, not very large, and I will
be glad to send it to you via e-mail if you like.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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