WHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: AS IS. Not film tested. This Kodak Brownie Starmeter is in remarkably good condition for its age. Perfect candidate for display, maybe even shooting. Scroll down to learn why this camera thinks it’s remarkable. Spoiler: it has a point.

The Kodak Brownie Starmeter is the kind of camera that makes you wonder who, exactly, decided that ordinary people deserved extraordinary light and then quietly went ahead and gave it to them anyway. Born in April 1960 and retired with dignity in November 1965, it's a precision-molded marvel that carries a three-element Kodar f/8 lens. It’s sharp enough to produce professional-grade small prints from a machine that cost about as much as a fine dinner.

Its long since dead selenium light meter sits like a conscience, whispering when the light drops too much. This is because some moments, it seems, aren't worth capturing if you can't see them properly.

The double-exposure prevention lock is a masterpiece of quiet wisdom: the shutter simply won't fire until you've advanced the film. This is the camera's way of reminding you that you can't tell the same story twice and expect it to mean something new. Corner vignetting creeps in like an uninvited guest, and yet the images hold.