Kodak Bantam RF Circa 1954-1957

The Kodak Bantam RF of 1954-1957 was designed by Arthur H Crapsey. It was made of brown plastic (Bakelite) aluminium and other metal. It made 28×40mm exposures on Kodak's type No. 828 special 35 mm paper backed roll film and was equipped with a non-self-cocking Flash 300 shutter and 50mm f/3.9 Kodak Ektanon lens. The Bantam's 3 element lens contains thorium oxide, and is in fact mildly radioactive. Like many of Kodak's more upscale offerings of the 1950's, it had an excellent optical viewfinder with superimposed coupled rangefinder. The film advance knob elevated for easier winding.

-Kodak Bantam RF brown Bakelite camera from 1953 - 
  1957
-Name: Kodak Bantam RF
-Produced between: 1953-1957
-Lens: Ektanon 50mm f/3.9
-Shutter: Flash 300
-Picture size: 28 x 40 mm
-Original list price (USD): 62.75
-Categories: 828 - 828 roll film originally had a single 
  perforation per frame

Film Camera - Kodak Bantam RF