Kodak Automatic/Motormatic Series

The Kodak Automatic / Motormatic series is a series of viewfinder cameras from Eastman Kodak. The cameras were mainly built in the 1960s and are the last cameras from American production of the photography pioneer. All models come with a built-in selenium light meter and a Kodak Ektanar 44mm f/2.8 lens.

The Motormatic models are equipped with a spring-driven film transport. On the Automatic models, the film must be wound on manually. The respective sub-models differ mainly in the connectivity of flashes.

Technical Specifications

Feature Kodak Motormatic 35R4 Kodak Motormatic 35F Kodak Automatic 35R4 Kodak Automatic 35F Kodak Automatic 35B Kodak Motormatic 35 Kodak Automatic 35
Camera Type Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera Viewfinder camera
Film format 35mm 35mm 35mm 35mm 35mm 35mm 35mm
Film Transport Automatic Automatic Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual
Picture Format 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm 36 mm x 24 mm
Lens type Fixed lens Fixed lens Fixed lens Fixed lens Fixed lens Fixed lens Fixed lens
Focal Length 44 mm 44 mm 44 mm 44 mm 44 mm 44 mm 44 mm
Maximum Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8 f/2.8 f/2.8 f/2.8 f/2.8 f/2.8
Shutter Speeds 1/250 – 1/40 – second 1/250 – 1/40 – second 1/250 – 1/40 – second
Light Meter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash Connection for flash cubes Mount for AG-1 flash bulbs Connection for flash cubes AG-1 Blitzbirne Kodalite Anschluss Kodalite Anschluss Kodalite Anschluss
Focus manual manual manual manual manual manual manual
Release Date 1965 1962 1965 1962 1961 1960 1959
Production start 1965 1962 1965 1962 1961 1960 1959
Production End 1969 1967 1969 1966 1962 1962 1964
Manufacturer Kodak Kodak Kodak Kodak Kodak Kodak Kodak
Country of Origin USA
Age Up to 61 years Up to 64 years Up to 61 years Up to 64 years Up to 65 years Up to 66 years Up to 67 years
Production duration 4 years 5 years 4 years 4 years 2 years 5 years