Kodak Tourist Camera f/8.8 w/ Box and Instructions takes Kodak 620 Film

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Manual included with original box. Amazing condition. The Kodak Tourists were the last in a long line of American made folding roll film cameras from Eastman Kodak. The Tourists use 620 film making 8 2 1/4 × 3 1/4 exposures. The use of 828 roll film for 8 28×40mm exposures was an option. The Tourist’s most unusual feature is its back; through the use of cleverly engineered latches, it can be opened on the left side, right side, or removed completely. The Tourists are well made and feature a die cast aluminum body, covered in black Kodadur, a synthetic leather of remarkable durability. All models feature a tripod socket, a lens door mounted shutter release, and eye-level viewfinders. All Tourists feature flash synchronization. The Anaston and Anastar lens models feature cable release sockets on the shutter, front-element focusing, and top mounted accessory shoes; the fixed-focus Kodet lens models lack these features and had smaller viewfinders. Frame spacing and shutter cocking are completely manual. The camera back on the Anaston lens models feature a rectangular exposure calculator that is biased towards over-exposure – it pretty much uses a “sunny 8” rule. The exposure calculator on the Kodak Tourist Adapter Kit back is circular in format (and accommodates more film types). A variety of lens/shutter combinations were available on the Tourists; at the low end, the camera is little more than a folding equivalent of a box camera; at the upper end, the camera is capable of producing professional level results. According to Kodak the Tourist was introduced at a price of $95 USD (app. $870 USD in 2007). At this price, the model was probably the top-of-the-line Anastar version. Kodak Anaston 101mm f/8,8 in Flash Diomatic shutter 1/25 – 1/100 sec plus bulb and time.

Like new Kodak Tourist Camera with original instructions and box. For black and white and color photos. Kodak Anaston 100mm. f/8.8 lens. Cast aluminum body. Flash diomatic shutter – bed release – 3 speeds to 1/100. Negative size (620) is 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (6 x 9cm.).