PREMO JUNIOR CAMERAS
The very simplest camera for making pictures is a camera of the fixed focus type. Such cameras require no focusing or estimating of distances, and as they do not have to be opened, are always ready for immediate action.
The Premo Juniors are cameras of this kind and they are even easier in operation than the usual camera of this type, possessing, as they do, the remarkable simplicity of loading and operating provided by the Premo Film Pack.
To make a picture with one of these cameras is a matter of seconds only. The first step is to load the camera, and this is effected in any light by opening the back, dropping in Premo Film Pack and then closing the back.
Second, set the shutter for time or instantaneous exposure as required by the subject. This is accomplished by merely moving a lever up or down.
Then glance at the finder, which reflects the image on a reduced scale, just as it will appear in the finished picture, press a lever and the exposure is made. To change films for successive exposures, pull out successive film pack tabs as explained on page [4].
The Premo Juniors are particularly well adapted for the use of boys and girls, by reason of their low cost, substantial construction and simple operation. This does not mean that the camera is not suitable for older people, for there are many grown up amateurs who prefer cameras of this simple type, and are using Premo Juniors with marked success.
For all ordinary work, such as portraiture, snap shots in good light and average landscapes, they are capable of producing very good results. These cameras are all fitted with tested lenses, automatic shutters and horizontal and vertical finders. They are substantially made to withstand hard knocks, covered with imitation leather and attractive in appearance.
The negatives made with these cameras are of such quality as to yield very good enlargements and any amateur can make his own enlargements by use of the Brownie Enlarging Camera described on Page [37].
The Nos. 1, 1A, 3 and 4 are precisely alike, as shown in illustration, in practically all details excepting size. The No. 0 is somewhat different in construction, but works upon the same principle and makes equally good pictures in its size.
SPECIFICATIONS.
Premo Jr. No. 0.
Capacity, 12 exposures without reloading. Size of Camera. No. 0. 2¼ × 3⅝ × 5¼ in.; No. 1. 3⅛ × 4½ × 5¾ in.; No. 1A, 3½ × 5½ × 5⅞ in.; No. 3, 4 × 5½ × 5¾ in.; No. 4, 4¾ × 6¼ × 6½ in. Weight, No. 0, 7 ounces; No. 1, 11 ounces; No. 1A, 14 ounces; No. 3, 20 ounces; No. 4, 25 ounces. Shutters, Rotary Automatic, all excepting No. 0, with diaphragm stops. Lens No. 0 and No. 1 Meniscus; No. 1A, 3 and 4, Meniscus Achromatic. Finders, two. Tripod Sockets, No. 0. none; Nos. 1, 1A, 3 and 4, two.
PRICES.
| No. 0 1¾ × 2⅜ | No. 1 2¼ × 3¼ | No. 1A 2½ × 4¼ | No. 3 3¼ × 4¼ | No. 4 4 × 5 | ||||||
| Premo Junior, Meniscus Lens, Automatic Shutter | $1.50 | $2.00 | ||||||||
| Ditto with Meniscus Achromatic Lens | $3.00 | $4.00 | $5.00 | |||||||
| Carrying Case | .60 | .75 | .85 | 1.10 | 1.25 | |||||
| Premo Film Pack, (12 exposures) | .25 | .40 | .50 | .70 | .90 | |||||
| Kodak Portrait Attachment | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 |