Kodak Bantam
The Kodak Bantam is a folding camera using Kodak's 828 film format (similar to unperforated 35mm film). It was a very compact camera, designed by the famous Walter Dorwin Teague. The basic model had a 1:12.5 Doublet lens and a single speed shutter. Most Bantams were strut folders, but one of the models of 1938 had a rectangular pull-out lens tube. The first model with rigid finder appeared in 1935, the luxurious Bantam Special in 1936, and the other models in 1938. Optical replacement finders were avalable for the models with rigid or metal frame finder. The Flash Bantam appeared in 1947, the Bantam RF in 1953.
other models
The images above show the basic model, maybe the one of 1938. Here are two other models of that vintage year, and two Flash Bantams of 1947:
 bakelite version of 1938 |
 Kodak Flash Bantam of 1947 |
 Bantam 4.5 of 1938 and Flash Bantam of 1947 | |
Links
- Bantam pictures at pbase.com
- Repair notes in Daniel Mitchell's camera site
- Bantam in the Virtual Camera Museum at www.virtualcameramuseum.com
- Bantam 6,3 at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Bantam 5,6 at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Bantam 4,5 at Mark Hahn's [1]
- Flash Bantam at www.collection-appareils.com by Sylvain Halgand
- Bantam Special at Gloriously Colorful Kodak's [2]
