The Kodak Brownie holiday Flash is a small 127 film box camera made in USA between 1953 and 1962.
BEST SUITED FOR:
Art
Fun!
PERSONAL NOTES
The Kodak Brownie holiday Flash is cheap, small, light, and simple to use. It has a simple shutter with only one speed, and M synchronisation for flashbulbs.
Flashbulbs uses magnesium inside a bulb that contains a special gas to make the flash brighter. The Magnesium takes more time to start to light, so the synchronisation has to trigger the flash sooner compaired to an electronic flash. Hence we have X synchronisation for electronic flash, and M (magnesium) for synchronisation with flashbulbs.
This small camera is cute, but there are some nicer models out there.
CONCLUSION
If you want to play with flashbulbs, I recommend you buy an adator that makes the use of flashbulbs with any other cameras. If you want to play with 127 film, I would suggest another camera with more options. And if you just want to buy a cute object for decorating, there are also nicer cameras out there.
