VINTAGE KODAK PONY IV CAMERA—ORIGINAL BOX—35MM NON - RANGEFINDER—ANASTAR F/3. 5
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7382101 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Brand: Kodak |
Designer: Arthur H. Crapsey, Jr.
35mm non-rangefinder
Bakelite and plastic body
Estimated focus (2.5 ft. - inf.)
Anastar f/3.5 coated lens
Kodak Flash 250 Shutter (B, 30-250)
Manual shutter cocking
Double exposure prevention
Kodak's Pony line was a effort by the company to stay competitive in the field of small, affordable, and easy-to-use cameras. There were models using 828 roll film and 35mm, and a lot of pictures were made with them in the 1950's ...and '60s. The Pony IV lacked a rangefinder, but was otherwise full-featured with aperture adjustment from f/3.5 to f/22 and speeds to 1/250 sec. The camera was designed to be used primarily with the Exposure Value system supported by a series of exposure guide cards that could be inserted for reference in a frame on the camera's back. However, the standard f/stop settings and shutter speeds are also indicated on the bottom side of the lens mount.
The Pony II and Pony IV cameras both featured Kodak's unique four-element Anastar lens design. The lenses were hard coated, as indicated by the symbol of an "L" in a circle on the lens mount front.
Illustrated instructions for disassembly and servicing of the camera are available<http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=pony>(a Flash 200 Shutter on an 828 model is shown, but the directions are the same).
Quite a few old Kodak manuals, including that for the Pony IV, are available on-line at no cost at<http://mikec62.tripod.com/Kodak.html>The Yahoo Groups registration is a little irritating, but the price is right.)
35mm non-rangefinder
Bakelite and plastic body
Estimated focus (2.5 ft. - inf.)
Anastar f/3.5 coated lens
Kodak Flash 250 Shutter (B, 30-250)
Manual shutter cocking
Double exposure prevention
Kodak's Pony line was a effort by the company to stay competitive in the field of small, affordable, and easy-to-use cameras. There were models using 828 roll film and 35mm, and a lot of pictures were made with them in the 1950's ...and '60s. The Pony IV lacked a rangefinder, but was otherwise full-featured with aperture adjustment from f/3.5 to f/22 and speeds to 1/250 sec. The camera was designed to be used primarily with the Exposure Value system supported by a series of exposure guide cards that could be inserted for reference in a frame on the camera's back. However, the standard f/stop settings and shutter speeds are also indicated on the bottom side of the lens mount.
The Pony II and Pony IV cameras both featured Kodak's unique four-element Anastar lens design. The lenses were hard coated, as indicated by the symbol of an "L" in a circle on the lens mount front.
Illustrated instructions for disassembly and servicing of the camera are available<http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=pony>(a Flash 200 Shutter on an 828 model is shown, but the directions are the same).
Quite a few old Kodak manuals, including that for the Pony IV, are available on-line at no cost at<http://mikec62.tripod.com/Kodak.html>The Yahoo Groups registration is a little irritating, but the price is right.)
