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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 Arugs 75 is a nice example of why I enjoy pseudo-TLR cameras. It provides all of the simplicity of a box camera with a huge, bright wasit level finder. The 75 has a thin, permanently attached strap; it's more of a lanyard really. It hangs gently at the perfect position for shooting. The shutter… Continue reading Argus 75 – Week 42 Results part I
Produced between 1949 and 1964, the Argus 75 was a simple Bakelite pseudo-TLR. It features a fixed-focus 75mm taking lens (perhaps the source of the name?) It is essentially a box camera with a large, bright waist level viewfinder. Film advance is via a knob on the right side, with a red window on the… Continue reading Week 42 – Argus 75
I took the Six-20 Brownie Junior on my October walk at Odiorne Point. I exposed a roll of Ilford FP4 and a roll of Portra 160. The first thing I noticed is that the finders had become fogged virtually to the point of uselessness. The landscape one was almost workable, but framing was still largely… Continue reading Six-20 Brownie Junior – week 36 results
Happy Halloween from George and the Brownie! The Six-20 Brownie Junior was produced by Kodak from 1934 to 1942. It produces 8 exposures on 620 roll film. It embraces the Brownie ethos of a dark box to protect the film, a lens and shutter to focus light, and not much else. Mine does have a… Continue reading Week 36 – Kodak Brownie Six-20 Junior
The Bullseye was loads of fun. It takes huge 6x9 images, and I found myself burning through film. The first roll of FP4 disappeared in no time, and a roll of Ektachrome E100 quickly followed. It has a few interesting features. The shutter is set by winding the film, and a metal "lightning bolt" drops… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 25 results – Brownie Bullseye
Light leaks!!! But not everywhere. I don't know if the cheap plastic of the camera flexes or if my roll was wound too loosely. Either way the Sabre 620 achieved a nice vintage look. In use the feel is not as solid or smooth as the Brownie Hawkeye which this camera emulates, but I did… Continue reading 52 Cameras Results – Week 14 – Sabre 620
This week's medium format experiment involves the Sabre 620, a $4 flea market find. It's a cute little box camera reminiscent of the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. It features one shutter speed and a tiny eye level viewfinder. Film advance is via the large knob on the side with a red window on the back. There… Continue reading 52 Cameras – Week 14 – Sabre 620
Notes from Mosquito Hill 