A bit of a shout out this morning for DS Colour Labs in Stockport who offer a great film processing service for my ongoing Sling Film side project. They just called to say the roll of film that came in my 1955 Kodak 'Brownie' Cresta camera (£2 from Lancaster Antiques Centre) has been processed and appears to have 12 lovely 6"x6" exposures of a 1950's/60's family on holiday. Can't wait to get the negs back now for scanning!!
The Kodak 'Brownie' Cresta was introduced in 1955 and was manufactured in the UK until 1958. Taking twelve 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" exposures on 120 roll film.
The Cresta has a fixed focus f14 'Kodet' lens with a built in sliding close up lens.
It also has a single speed shutter of 1/40th second.
It's a simple hobbyist camera which was known for achieving impressive close up results.
This early model 1 Cresta can be distinguished from later models by the ribbed front casing and the presence of the coaxial flash sync cable.
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