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I am really suprised that the cost of a Brownie camera is $1.25 (roughly $34 in today’s dollars), when contrast to todays ubiquitous equivalent which is the pho
by yitchelle 5y ago
I am really suprised that the cost of a Brownie camera is $1.25 (roughly $34 in today’s dollars), when contrast to todays ubiquitous equivalent which is the phone camera. Equivalent in the sense of enabling folks to take photos ad nauseum.
- degif 5y agoYou can get an equivalent of enabling folks to take (only) photos ad nauseum at $34 also today.
- yitchelle 5y agoReally? Can you share a link? I would be interested in looking at these further.
- degif 5y agoKodak M35 or the slightly updated M38 model come first to mind.
- jhbadger 5y agoI assume you mean a film camera. But you can get a cheap digital camera (equal to a phone camera of a few years ago) for even cheaper. There isn't really a market for such low end cameras given nearly everyone has phones. But maybe as a toy for a small child too young for a phone or something.
- hilbert42 5y agoThe Box Brownie I had as a kid took 620 roll film which had a capacity of only 12 photos. Both the film and developing were very expensive. One only took photos on special occasions.
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- lm28469 5y agoIt's a box with two tiny mirrors and one of the simplest aperture/shutter mechanism, very low tech, even for the time. They made money on the film and development/prints rather than the camera itself