The Kodak Pony
camera
A camera is an optical instrument that can capture an image. Most cameras can capture 2D images, with some more advanced models being able to capture 3D images. At a basic level, most cameras consist of sealed boxes (the camera body), with a ...
was introduced with the 828 model in 1949 as the first in a series of six Kodak Pony cameras which was produced until 1959. While the initial version of this camera used paperbacked
828 film
828 is a film format for still photography. Kodak introduced it in 1935, only a year after 135 film. 828 film was introduced with the Kodak Bantam, a consumer-level camera.
The 828 format uses the same basic film stock as 135 film (standard 3 ...
(as used in the Kodak Bantam cameras), the five later versions were adapted to use 35mm
135 film. The cameras were designed by Arthur H. Crapsey.
The Pony had a four-speed 'Flash 200' shutter, an Anaston 51 mm f/4.5
triplet lens
A triplet lens is a compound lens consisting of three single lenses. The triplet design is the simplest to give the required number of degrees of freedom to allow the lens designer to overcome all Seidel aberrations.
The three lenses may be ce ...
, and a fitted leather case. The body was made of
bakelite, which was a very common camera body material at that time. Focus was achieved by estimation and use of a depth-of-field scale on the face of the shutter assembly. A flash attachment could be connected to the shutter by way of an ASA post-style connector. The shutter was manually armed—rather than being automatically cocked when the film was advanced after the previous shot, as in more modern cameras.
Kodak Pony 828 - 1949
Kodak Pony 135 - 1950
Kodak Pony 135 Model B - 1953
Kodak Pony 135 Model C - 1955
Kodak Pony II - 1957
Kodak Pony IV - 1957
The first three cameras had tubular collapsible lenses similar to the early 35mm cameras of the early 1930s.
Technical specifications
*Shutter speeds: B, 1/25th, 1/50th, 1/100th, and 1/200th
*Apertures: f/4.5 to f/22
*Filter size: Series V
*Adapter diameter: 1 1/8"
*Film Size: 828 (later, 35mm)
*Exposures per roll: 8
Notes
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Pony 828
828 film cameras
Cameras introduced in 1949