The Starflex was a fun little camera. I can see the attraction of Brownies. I finished the roll very quickly on a camping trip. The shutter seems to be slow, though. Many of my images had motion blur and all were overexposed, even using 100 ASA film. Motion blur isn’t always bad; witness Cricket: http://Continue reading “Brownie Starflex – Week 67 results”
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Week 67 – Kodak Brownie Starflex
Introduced in 1957, the Starflex was all Brownie. As the 'star-' prefix implies, it uses 127 roll film. The “-flex” suffix denotes a TLR. The Starflex features a pair of simple fixed-focus lenses. The taking lens has two apertures selected by a lever; these are marked Color and B&W, corresponding to EV 13 and 14.Continue reading “Week 67 – Kodak Brownie Starflex”
Six-20 Brownie Junior – week 36 results
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 largelyContinue reading “Six-20 Brownie Junior – week 36 results”
Week 36 – Kodak Brownie Six-20 Junior
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 aContinue reading “Week 36 – Kodak Brownie Six-20 Junior”
52 Cameras – Week 25 results – Brownie Bullseye
The Bullseye was loads of fun. It takes huge 6×9 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” dropsContinue reading “52 Cameras – Week 25 results – Brownie Bullseye”
52 Cameras – Week 25 – Brownie Bullseye
Introduced in 1954, the Brownie Bullseye (right) is a Bakelite big brother to the Brownie Hawkeye. It features zone focus and an eye-level viewfinder, and it uses 620 roll film to make 8 6×9 images per roll. (By way of contrast, the Hawkeye makes 12 6×6 images from the same roll. While smaller, that isContinue reading “52 Cameras – Week 25 – Brownie Bullseye”
