Film – Kodak & Other

Kodak Hawkeye Brownie

These are photos taken with a 1950’s box camera, the Bakelite Kodak Hawkeye Brownie that takes 620 film. I hand-re-rolled the film + backing paper from a 120 spool to a 620 spool, which works great. I use a Graflock back for one phase of the re-roll, which also works great; the other phase in a dark bag. I also took this camera apart and cleaned out everything, VERY easy to do as it’s so simple. The lens produces surprisingly nice results as long as you stand far enough away from your subject, 10-12’ is optimal. I also have the […]

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Noblex at the Auto Graveyard

I’ve had this Noblex for a few years now. A 135U model that went to the Noblex spa at Noblex Canada in Vancouver to get its drive roller replaced. I also have a Horizon 202 and a borrowed Widelux F7, but the Noblex is really the gem of the swing-lens panoramic cameras that have been made in my opinion. These cameras made in Germany in the 1990s were designed to be a modern iteration of the Widelux. They are electronically-controlled and the drum spins a 360 degree circle vs. the ~140 degree arc that the Widelux and Horizon/Horizont use. These

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6×6 with the LC-A 120

Had the lightweight, plastic-fantastic Lomo LC-A 120 out in Boston a few weeks ago and this is rapidly becoming a favorite camera of mine. Yes, I would love a Hasselblad SWC, but I don’t have $2,000+ burning a hole in my pocket. The LCA120 (Yes, I know that not the exact name, but I like it) is one of those cameras you need to understand. It’s got ASA from 100-1600, IIRR and no intermediate speeds. No SS or Aperture control. 4-zone focus. The exposure is a fixed program which seems to prioritize wider apertures as the light fails. So as

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Classic Widelux photos

Had my borrowed Widelux F7 out one date with my favorite black and white film Kodak 5222 Double-X. This is the film that has been used for many, many years in the cinema industry for major BW films like Oppenheimer. These two were shot handheld. and are standard, Widelux/Noblex type of photos. A long subject with repeating patterns. The fence is my next door neighbor’s and the other is in front of a house about 6 blocks from me. I think both lent themselves to the Widelux.

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Half-Frame – More goodies with the Canon Demi

More frames from my Canon Demi EE17. This is a very nice half-frame camera. The more I use it, the more I like it. Nice bright finder. Auto-exposure via SS-preferred. Yes, it’s a zone-focus camera, so no rangefinder. But that’s not a huge issue, at lease not for me. The AE has been very good for me. I have a CRIS adapter in it to convert for the PX625 battery. I especially love the first one with it’s shadows. All photos with bulk-loaded Kodak 5222 Double X in HC110 B. My favorite emulation combo right now. The images are sharp

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Pinhole into the Sun

Had the 6×6 Cube pinhole from Chroma.Camera out and tried a few photos with Fomapan 100. Not 100% happy with what I got, but it was interesting. I think the pinhole isn’t right and I got a lot of light leaks around the back window. I think I am the victim of a Mk 1 product and I sent the camera and it’s 35mm Cube camera back to Steve at Chroma to get them both replaced. Got these two, which were OK, the first one is better.

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5 Frames with a Nikon F3

Bought a Nikon F3 a few months ago from Goodwill in Wisconsin for $300 total shipped. It looked nice, but I was unexpected for HOW nice. It was in a nice brown ever-ready case that had probably been on the camera since new. The only rubs were next to the strap lugs, otherwise it was pristine. No service, No cleaning. It’s is a great camera and I LOVE the HighPoint finder as it’s the only film SLR that I’ve ever owned that I can see the whole finder. I loaded it up with a roll of bulk-rolled Kodak 5222 Double-XX

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Square – LCA-120, Rolleiflex, and the SWC

I’ve enjoyed the Lomo LC A-120, but I have now discovered something that is an outgrowth of the camera’s design. It’s program seems to prioritize aperture when the light gets low. SO that means that the f/4.5 lens has its most pronounced vignetting and softness as the light falls. As a shooter, if you want sharper photos, you need to use faster film or shoot in lower light. If you shoot with slower film or in lower light, you have to expect that you will get those more dreamy and “flawed” photos. You can see this in the first picture.

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Yummy

Rolleiflex shot of a now For Sale ice cream location. Used to be Frosty Freeze in Garwood for 20-30 years, then closed and renamed somewhere around the pandemic. Now FS again. This taken in late June, now in late July the For Lease is gone. This taken with my Rolleiflex, but needed extensive Ps work to correct perspective and clean up the area around the structure.

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Abandoned

Behind Young Paint in Fanwood, NJ, there sits an old shed. Probably used by that business for storage. Young Paint was a great, local paint store with a bunch of very knowledgeable guys who would spend the time to work with you to get the right paint or varnish for your needs. Founded in 1957 it was a fixture of the community. I don’t know what actually happened, but I imagine it succumbed to the big box Lowes and Home Depot like so many neighboord hardware or paint stores. Regardless of the service, the big paint companies don’t want to

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