Kodak Eastman: Winner Camera (1988 Olympics)

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The Kodak Winner is a camera for 110 film and produced 13 x 17mm image size. It is a basic fixed-focus pocket camera with a 25mm f/11 Meniscus lens plus has a Flipflash socket. The optimum flash distance is 5 to 16 feet, the shutter speeds are 1/90 of a second and 1/40 of a second when using a flipflash. A version was available marked "Official Sponsor of the 1988 Olympic Games". The Kodak Winner is extremely similar to Kodak Gemini, Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18, Kodak Mickey-Matic (first model), Kodak Kids Camera, and Kodak Galactic. Other than using different flashcubes, it also greatly resembles a Kodak Hawkeye Pocket Instamatic. The original Kodak Winner was introduced in 1979 and sold for $11.95. The Kodak Winner “Official sponsor of the 1988 Olympic Games” camera was announced in 1987 and was packaged with an ISO 200/24 exposure roll of Kodacolor VR-G film. It also came with a mail in offer for a Kodak Winner Olympic watch for $3.99 with a fabric watch band that seconded as a wallet and uses Velcro to attach to the wrist. Now although the original 110 film is still available but out of date you can buy 110 film produced by Lomography for slides and 110 black & white photo film as of 2011.