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It's eight degrees and there is over 2 feet of snow on my flat roof with more expected tonight. I really should be out shoveling. Instead I'm catching up with my blogs. For this week's roll, I chose the Ansco Clipper. I don't remember where or when I got my Clipper. It's a folding box… Continue reading Week 87 – Ansco Clipper
There's not a lot to say about the Readyflash.It's a plain box camera which does what it advertises. I'm very happy with the results. They show a nice focus in the center which falls off to the outside edges of the image. There is some vignetting at the corners, which I expected with a… Continue reading Ansco Readyflash – Week 58 results
The Ansco Readyflash, circa 1953, is a sheet metal box camera. It uses 620 roll film and takes 8 6x9 images per roll. It features a fixed focus lens with a single speed shutter. The shutter fires any time the button is pressed and does not need to be reset. Film advance is via a… Continue reading Week 58 – Ansco Readyflash
The Anscoflex was an interesting experience for me. I've never worked with a bulb flash before. Initially the flash was not working. I cleaned the contacts and replaced the batteries to no avail. The next step was to disassemble the camera and clean the internal contacts. Upon reassembly I learned a valuable lesson: DON'T LEAVE… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 4 – Preliminary Results – Anscoflex II
George has been pressed into service on his first day on the job. He has his shot all lined up and is ready to fire the shutter. The original photos for this post were lost in a small digital crash, something which will never happen to film. The Anscoflex II was introduced around 1954. It… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 4 – Ansco Anscoflex II
Notes from Mosquito Hill 