INTRODUCTION

The Kodak Junior Six-16 is a folder camera made by Kodak in the USA between 1937 and 1940.

616 film was discontinued in 1984.

BEST SUITED FOR:

Art

Fun!

PERSONAL NOTES

The Kodak Junior Six-16 is a folding camera made for 616 film, which it taller than 120 film. The 616 roll cannot go inti a minilab C-41 machine, and your can rarely find developing tanks for it. So I just respooled 120 film ont the paper back of an old 616 roll.

The camera is ok for its age, it does not have a superb lens like the Zeiss equivalent of the time. The finder is rudimentary, but better than any box camera.

One odd thing about this camera, is the film format, the ratio between sides. We are used to 3:2 or 4:3, sometimes 4:5 or square. But the Six-16 is different, with a 10:17 ratio, it feels a bit more wide than usual... On top of that, because I reloaded 120 film inside the 616 spool, the film is a bit narrower, making the effective format even a bit more wide, or less high if you prefer.

CONCLUSION

The Kodak Junior Six-16 is not a great performer, and not very compatible with standard film. It's perfect for a shelf. For regular shooting, this is too much of a stretch just to even fit film inside.

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VERDICT:

2 FLASHBULBS