1957-1962 / Kodak Brownie Starlet / Vintage Camera

The Kodak Brownie Starlet is a simple, medium-format plastic camera produced by Kodak starting in 1957. It uses 127 roll film producing 1⅝ x 1⅝ inch images and features a fixed-focus Dakon lens with two aperture settings (f/11 and f/16) suitable for daylight and flash photography. The camera has a streamlined, Art Deco-inspired design with horizontal ribbing on its plastic body and aluminum accents including lens bezels and a star emblem top. It offers a direct optical viewfinder and a shutter speed of 1/50 second. Its film loading system allows the entire film transport to be removed by lifting the top, and it includes flash contacts for various Kodak flash holders but lacks a tripod mount. The Brownie Starlet was part of Kodak’s successful Star series, known for easy-to-use, affordable cameras that encouraged casual snapshot photography. It was made in the US and France and remained in production until about 1962.