“R” is for Retina. Kodak has a series of cameras with the Retina name.
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“Q” is for Quickmatic
“Q” is for the Olympus Quickmatic, a camera for 126 cartridge film.
“P” is for Perfex
“O” is for Optima
“N” is for Nikomat
“N” is for Nikomat, one of Nikon’s early SLRs.
“M” is for Mercury
“M” is for the Univex Mercury CC, a fantastic little 35mm camera that took half-frame shots (that is, it got 48 exposures on a typical 24-exposure roll of film).
“L” is for Land Camera
“L” is for the Polaroid Land Camera.
This camera was named after Dr. Edwin Land, who invented the instant picture process that all the Polaroid cameras used. It’s because of him that we ‘shake it like a Polaroid.’
“K” is for Karat, and Kandor
“K” is for the Agfa Karat. It’s also for Kandor, a silly little camera by Irwin Corporation.
“J” is for Jiffy
“J” is for the Jiffy Kodak
The Jiffy Kodak is a fairly common camera with a pop-out front that took roll film.
“I” is for Instamatic
“I” is for Instamatic, Kodak’s camera for 126 cartridge film
Instamatics arose with the advent of 126 cartridge film. The cartridge made loading and unloading the camera very easy.
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