Bidspirit auction | A Vintage Kodak Technical Close-up
A Vintage Kodak Technical Close-up Outfit featuring a Bantam Colorsnap Camera and Accessories A comprehensive vintage Kodak Technical Close-up Outfit manufactured in England by Kodak Limited, London. The kit is designed around a Kodak Bantam Colorsnap camera, which utilizes 828 roll film for 28 x 40mm frames. The camera features a grey and black moulded plastic body with a Kodak Anaston f/3.9 lens in a 320 mount. The rear panel includes a rotating exposure calculator dial calibrated for Kodachrome, Kodacolor, and black and white films. Accompanying the camera is a Kodak Flashholder Model II featuring a circular metal reflector and sync cable. Technical macro accessories include a metal positioning frame, a supplementary close-up lens in a branded transparent case, and a conical metal optical attachment. The set further includes a silvered metal base plate with multiple mounting points, a braided black neck strap, and two white plastic flash covers. Original documentation comprises manuals titled How to use the KODAK Technical Close-up Kit and How to use your Kodak flashholder Model II, alongside technical leaflets showing medical and forensic applications. Exposure cards for Kodachrome II and Verichrome Pan film are present, as well as a vintage box of Philips Photoflux PF1B flashbulbs. The outfit is contained within its original yellow cardboard box.