Archive for January, 2006
What’s with all the old camera posts?
I decided to dump another photography site of mine that was living on a subdomain, but I didn’t want all the postings to go away. So, I’m in process of moving them over to this site.
Kodak No. 2A Folding Autographic Brownie
The Kodak No. 2-A Folding Autographic Brownie was made from 1915 through 1926 and originally cost $13.00. In 1917 the ends were changed from a squared end to a rounded end, which makes the sample pictures below from a post-1917 camera. The 2-A takes 116 film.
Kodak Jiffy Six-20 - Art Deco Model
The Kodak Jiffy Six-20 was sold from 1933 to 1937. It uses 620 film and originally sold for $6.75. The lens is a Twindar and has two focusing options - 5 to 10 feet & beyond 10 feet.
This particular model is the “Art Deco” version, which differs from the base model in [...]
Kodak No. 3a Folding Pocket Model C
The Kodak No. 3A Folding Pocket Model C was manufactured from 1912 through 1915 and originally cost $20.00. It uses 122 film with shutter speeds of T, B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100. The front lens element can shift and rise.
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Craftex Hollywood Reflex
Also called the Hollywood Sportsman, this camera was made around 1947. The viewing lens is fixed-focus and the taking lens focuses.
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Sunrise over Lake Travis in Austin, Texas
This is from a weekend houseboat trip I took to Austin last year. I got up early and went to take photographs of the sunlight on the boats and saw this as I stepped out onto the dock.
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Kodak Vigilant Six-20
The Kodak Vigilant Six-20 was produced from 1939 through 1949. It takes 620 film shooting an image of 6×9cm. This particular model has a 100mm f/8.8 lens with f-stops of f/8.8, f/11, f/16, f/22, and f/32. Shutter speed are 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, Bulb, and T.
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Nikon (almost) dropping film cameras
Yesterday Nikon announced that they will be discontinuing all but 2 of their film SLR cameras, calling it ‘reshaping’. This is being done in response to the increase in demand for compact digital cameras and decreased demand for film bodies.
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Kodak unveils new logo
At the CES last week, Kodak introduced a new logo. The new look replaces the look of their traditional yellow film box with a more contemporary look.
Since 1907, the Kodak logo has gone through several changes…
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