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The camera offers automatic shutter speeds of 1/25 and 1/50 seconds. It offers a standard B shutter mode, where the shutter stays open as long as the trigger is pressed. But, like the Vest Pocket version, it also offers a T mode, where a single click of the trigger opens the shutter and locks it open, until a second press of the trigger which closes it. |
The camera offers automatic shutter speeds of 1/25 and 1/50 seconds. It offers a standard B shutter mode, where the shutter stays open as long as the trigger is pressed. But, like the Vest Pocket version, it also offers a T mode, where a single click of the trigger opens the shutter and locks it open, until a second press of the trigger which closes it. |
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| − | The camera opens via a spring lever, which when pushed up opens the door to the camera inside. A knob at the front of the camera then allows the |
+ | The camera opens via a spring lever, which when pushed up opens the door to the camera inside. A knob at the front of the camera then allows the it to be pulled forward on tracks. There it then can be set to its focus. |
Aperture can be adjusted from f/6.3 to 45. A manual focus adjustment offers distances between 6 and 100 feet.[[File:Cameras_028.jpg|thumb|Kodex No. 1 Shutter on a 1A Pocket Autographic Camera. Photo from TreasureCollector.com]] |
Aperture can be adjusted from f/6.3 to 45. A manual focus adjustment offers distances between 6 and 100 feet.[[File:Cameras_028.jpg|thumb|Kodex No. 1 Shutter on a 1A Pocket Autographic Camera. Photo from TreasureCollector.com]] |
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Revision as of 21:06, 5 March 2015
1A Pocket Kodak 116 Autographic Model in Grey, photo from TreasureCollector.com
To outward appearances, the No. 1-A Kodak Pocket camera is the larger sibling of the Vest Pocket Kodak camera.
This camera takes 116 film, but some photographers report success in jury-rigging 120 film into the camera.
The camera offers automatic shutter speeds of 1/25 and 1/50 seconds. It offers a standard B shutter mode, where the shutter stays open as long as the trigger is pressed. But, like the Vest Pocket version, it also offers a T mode, where a single click of the trigger opens the shutter and locks it open, until a second press of the trigger which closes it.
The camera opens via a spring lever, which when pushed up opens the door to the camera inside. A knob at the front of the camera then allows the it to be pulled forward on tracks. There it then can be set to its focus.
Aperture can be adjusted from f/6.3 to 45. A manual focus adjustment offers distances between 6 and 100 feet.
Kodex No. 1 Shutter on a 1A Pocket Autographic Camera. Photo from TreasureCollector.com
The "A" in 1-A indicates that this is the "Autographic" mode. A sliding door on the back of the camera allows the user to physically access the back of the roll of film inside the camera. This allows the photographer to use a stylus-like-tool, and essentially scratch a line or two of text onto the back of the film. Once developed, this text appears on the film as a result of the scratching. Kodak manufactured a specific "A116" film, specifically prepared for autographic use.
Autographic feature on a 1A, photo from TreasureCollector.com