Kodak Instamatic family list

Going through my camera shelves, I have done two #126 format cameras, the Dacora Instacora and the Ricoh 126 C Automatic. Going from there to the Kodak Instamatics, I realized that there are more than what I bargained for. Koddak made just under Instamatic models, so enclosed is the list

The Instamatic was made to be the easiest camera to use, just drop the #126 cartridge in, close the back and shoot. There were hardly any settings; most models had daylight and flash modes. Later, Kodak added trimmings, such as a lever winder, shutter and aperture selection, light meter, focusing lens and spring-loaded models. Further, Kodak made this camera in the US, its home market, Canada, Germany, the UK, Brazil, and Argentina. It could well be the best-selling camera style of all time.

Kodak used the same format for two SLR models and two cameras under the Retina name and probably looked into extending the offering to a sophisticated user base. I believe that the main advantage of this format, being simple load, could not sustain a chance against the prevailing 35mm format cartridge, especially when most manufacturers offered easy load features.

Other manufacturers followed with compatible cameras and film cartridges, will list them in a different post.

The Instamatic #126 format paved the way to the #110, a smaller format, which allowed for a long line of pocket-size cameras by Kodak and other makers.

Compared to the number of units sold, very few cameras are changing hands on eBay. Moreover, what is sold fetches little money, often less than the shipping cost. Click on the value field on the table below to see the average value and quantity sold of recent transactions.

Much information about the Kodak Instamatic models is offered online, where all I added is a searchable, condensed table to show the models. Amongst others, thanks to Kodak Classics and Collection Appareils, to which I referred for more information.

Name	Year	Type	Country
Instamatic reflex black	1968	Compact SLR	Germany
Instamatic reflex chrome	1968	Compact SLR	Germany
Companera	1983	Instamatic	Brazil
Deportiva	1983	Instamatic	Brazil
Hawk Eye Instamatic	1963	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic A-1	1969	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic F	1969	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic II Black Face	1969	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic II White Face	1969	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic R4	1965	Instamatic	US
Hawk Eye Instamatic X	1971	Instamatic	US
Instamatic Mickey Mouse		Instamatic
Instamatic 100	1963	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 104	1965	Instamatic	US, UK, Australia, Germany
Instamatic 11	1969	Instamatic	Brazil
Instamatic 124	1968	Instamatic	US, Canada
Instamatic 133	1968	Instamatic	Germany, Spain, UK, Argentina
Instamatic 133X	1970	Instamatic	Germany, Spain, UK
Instamatic 134	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 150	1964	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 154	1965	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 154X	1965	Instamatic	Argentina
Instamatic 155X	1971	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Brazil, Argentina
Instamatic 174	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 177X	1977	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Argentina
Instamatic 177XF	1977	Instamatic	Brazil
Instamatic 200	1965	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 204	1966	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 224	1966	Instamatic	Germay
Instamatic 233 lever advance	1968	Instamatic	UK, Germany
Instamatic 233 wheel advance	1968	Instamatic	UK, Germany
Instamatic 233X lever advance	1968	Instamatic	UK, Germany
Instamatic 220	1968	Instamatic	Germay
Instamatic 25	1963	Instamatic	UK, Spain, Argentina
Instamatic 250	1965	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 255X	1971	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Spain.
Instamatic 26	1963	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 277X	1977	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Spain, Argentina
Instamatic 28	1972	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 300	1963	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 304	1965	Instamatic	US ,UK
Instamatic 314	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 32	1971	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 324	1966	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 33	1968	Instamatic	UK, Germany
Instamatic 355X	1971	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 36	1973	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 400	1963	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 404	1965	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 414	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 44	1969	Instamatic	US
Instamatic X-25	1970	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 50	1963	Instamatic	UK, US
Instamatic 500	1963	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 54X	1970	Instamatic	Argentina
Instamatic 55X	1971	Instamatic	UK, Germany
Instamatic 56X	1972	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Argentina
Instamatic 66X	1973	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 700	1963	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 704	1965	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 714	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 76X	1977	Instamatic	UK
Instamatic 800	1964	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 804	1965	Instamatic	US
Instamatic 814	1968	Instamatic	US
Instamatic S-10	1967	Instamatic
Instamatic S-20	1967	Instamatic
Instamatic X-1	1963	Instamatic	Brazil
Instamatic X-15	1970	Instamatic	US, Canada
Instamatic X-15F	1970	Instamatic	US, Canada
Instamatic X-25F	1970	Instamatic
Instamatic X-30	1971	Instamatic
Instamatic X-30 Olympic	1972	Instamatic
Instamatic X-35	1970	Instamatic	US, Canada
Instamatic X-35F	1976	Instamatic	US, Canada
Instamatic X-45	1970	Instamatic	US
Instamatic X-90	1970	Instamatic	US
Instamatic X-50	1963	Instamatic
Instamatic X-125	1974	Instamatic
Instamatic 22	1972	Instamatic	Argentina
Instamatic 27	1972	Instamatic	Argentina
Instamatic 333	1968	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 333X	1970	Instamatic	Germany
Instamatic 77X	1977	Instamatic	UK, Germany, Argentina
Instamatic Minnie	1983	Instamatic	Brazil
Retina S2 [061]	1966	Viewfinder	Germany, Monoblock
Retina S1 [060]	1966	Viewfinder	Germany, Monoblock