I’m Mack505 and I approve of this message.
This week's Porta 160 has returned from the lab. I seem to have an intermittent light leak; I may have ruined a shot or two when I had to adjust the flash contacts. Once it was working, the flash produced nice results.
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 