Instagame 3 : Kodak Instamatic 104 camera from England and/or Germany
The camera was made from 1965-1969 . Coe’s book (Kodak cameras- the first hundred years) mentions production in the USA and the UK only , but in Europe the cameras ‘made in Germany ‘ are easy to find .
The 104 Instamatic from England and Germany are largely similar , but differ in details. Based on the analysis of 7 cameras (1 from UK, 6 from Germany) I established the differences as presented in the above picture.
1.Country of origin mentioned on the front plate and on the inside of the back door .
2.Remarkable is that 3 out of 6 cameras with ‘made in Germany’ on the front , had the text ‘made in England ‘on the inside of the back door ,and these doors were similar the the one of the British camera.
3.Distance indication on the socket for the flashcube : ‘1.2-2.7 m’ for the German type , and ‘4 to 9 FT ‘for the British type.
4.The cartridge pressure plate in the back door of German manufacture is small , and the film window shows no text .
5.All German camerabodies showed the ‘camerosity’ code on the inside , none was present in my single UK version .
6.The underside of all back doors of German manufacture show a ridge , all British ones are flat .
7.The covering of the German type has a finer granularity .
Instagame 3 : Kodak Instamatic 104 camera from England and/or Germany
The camera was made from 1965-1969 . Coe’s book (Kodak cameras- the first hundred years) mentions production in the USA and the UK only , but in Europe the cameras ‘made in Germany ‘ are easy to find .
The 104 Instamatic from England and Germany are largely similar , but differ in details. Based on the analysis of 7 cameras (1 from UK, 6 from Germany) I established the differences as presented in the above picture.
1.Country of origin mentioned on the front plate and on the inside of the back door .
2.Remarkable is that 3 out of 6 cameras with ‘made in Germany’ on the front , had the text ‘made in England ‘on the inside of the back door ,and these doors were similar the the one of the British camera.
3.Distance indication on the socket for the flashcube : ‘1.2-2.7 m’ for the German type , and ‘4 to 9 FT ‘for the British type.
4.The cartridge pressure plate in the back door of German manufacture is small , and the film window shows no text .
5.All German camerabodies showed the ‘camerosity’ code on the inside , none was present in my single UK version .
6.The underside of all back doors of German manufacture show a ridge , all British ones are flat .
7.The covering of the German type has a finer granularity .