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The Jiffy Kodak Six-20 was a folding camera for 620 film rolls made by Eastman Kodak Co. Ltd. Rochester in the years from 1933 to 1937. It had a Twindar lens with distance selector. Only two apertures were selectable. But it had two viewfinders in the pop out lensboard, one for vertical and one for horizontal images.
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'''Manufacturer:''' [[Kodak]]
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'''Date of Production:''' 1933-1937
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'''Type of Camera:''' Folding
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'''[[Film]] Type:''' 620 Roll (6x9cm){{brl}}
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'''[[Film]] Type:''' 616 Roll (2½&times;4¼ in)
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'''[[Lens]]:''' Twindar
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'''[[Shutter]]:''' Rotary
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'''[[Shutter speed]] range:''' I or T
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'''[[Viewfinder]]:''' Waist level
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The '''Jiffy Kodak Six-20''' is a folding camera for [[620 film]] made by Eastman [[Kodak]] Co. Ltd. Rochester from 1933 to 1937; it was styled by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]]. It has a Twindar [[periscopic lens]] with zone focusing; the only zones given are "5 TO 10 FEET" and "BEYOND 10 FEET". It has three selectable apertures, f/11, f/16 and f/22. It has two brilliant viewfinders in the pop out lens board, one for vertical and one for horizontal images. There is also a 616 film version of this called the '''Jiffy Kodak Six-16.''' The cameras are identical in design and functionality.
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==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_jiffy_six-20-16/kodak_jiffy_six-20-16.htm Kodak Jiffy Six-20 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 20 July 2022

Kodak Jiffy Six-20 & Six-16
5364176984_5e49473f0b_m.jpg
image by Morinaka. (Image rights)

Manufacturer: Kodak

Date of Production: 1933-1937

Type of Camera: Folding

Film Type: 620 Roll (6x9cm)
Film Type: 616 Roll (2½×4¼ in)

Lens: Twindar

Shutter: Rotary

Shutter speed range: I or T

Viewfinder: Waist level

The Jiffy Kodak Six-20 is a folding camera for 620 film made by Eastman Kodak Co. Ltd. Rochester from 1933 to 1937; it was styled by Walter Dorwin Teague. It has a Twindar periscopic lens with zone focusing; the only zones given are "5 TO 10 FEET" and "BEYOND 10 FEET". It has three selectable apertures, f/11, f/16 and f/22. It has two brilliant viewfinders in the pop out lens board, one for vertical and one for horizontal images. There is also a 616 film version of this called the Jiffy Kodak Six-16. The cameras are identical in design and functionality.


271867135_0fac1ca222_m.jpg
Jiffy Kodak Six-16
image by Steve Harwood (Image rights)
366025468_5839814b28_m.jpg
Jiffy Kodak Six-20
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)
5364176688_a174169267_m.jpg
Looking down from above
image by Morinaka. (Image rights)
5364176264_84bb23cc97_m.jpg
Side view
image by Morinaka. (Image rights)


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