This Kodak Brownie Hawkeye likes to contemplate life while looking out of a window on a rainy day. He also enjoys playing hide-and-go-seek, and going on long strolls. His body is of dark, chiseled and durable Bakelite, topped with a plastic handle. He boasts a waist-level and oversized brilliant viewfinder, and was originally sold for $5.50. His younger brother, the flash model, was born just one year later, in 1950, and sold for $7. The 620 film that he requires is no longer commercially available, so 120 film needs to be respooled onto a smaller 620 spool so that he can be taken out on the town. Don’t let that discourage you though- he’s quite a thoughtful and jovial fellow!

Manufacturer: Kodak

Model: Brownie Hawkeye

Type: Point-and-shoot box rollfilm

Dates of Production: May 1949 – July 1961

Place of Production: US, France

Lens: Meniscus, non-focusing

Focal Range: 5′ to infinity

Shutter: Rotary 

Aperture: ~f 14.5-16

Film: 620

Finder: Reflecting, waist-level

Picture size: 6×6 cm

Designer: Arthur Hunt Crapsey, Jr.

Other Features: Black plastic carrying handle