Bantam Special

The Kodak Bantam Special, introduced in 1936, was a self-erecting roll-film camera using 828 film (also known as Bantam, as it was introduced for this camera). A striking design by Walter Dorwin Teague in his trademark Art Deco style, it displayed strong horizontal, bright metallic lines on a black enamel die-cast body. In addition to being stylish, it was a compact camera fitted with a 45mm f/2.0 Kodak Anastigmat lens (later renamed the Kodak Ektar lens); it is the first Kodak camera featuring a lens of this speed. Other features included a 1/500 second shutter and a split image rangefinder focus.