Originally posted by kyteflyer crikey! well done! Where would you get film for this camera???
To answer both you and G.T., The film is actually very easy to find. 120 film was introduced in the first decade of the twentieth century, and my little Brownie takes standard 120 roll film. The new plastic spooled 120 drops right in. The only modification is that I block of the red window with electrical tape so I don't fog the film, and I lift the tape to wind to the next frame.
Originally posted by G.T I agree with Bart : it worthed the wait!
It must have something unreal to take photographs with such an ancient camera, isn't it ? And BTW, isn't it too hard to find films?
I submitted my three photos... but once it will be finished, I'm gonna show you "the ones you should not have seen"
It's actually fairly easy, once you get the hang of it. The camera has 4 shutter settings, 1/25, 1/50, T and B. For those of you unfamiliar with the T setting, it's like Bulb, only pressing the shutter once opens the shutter, pressing it again later closes it.
It has a screamingly fast F/8 lens. The lens aperture is fully adjustable, but it isn't calibrated in F/stops. It's actually calibrated in US system measurements. The setings go like this:
US System: 4 8 16 32 64
F/ number: 8 11 16 22 32
It's based on light transmission rather than aperture diameter. I know there were at least 4 competing systems for aperture settings at the turn of the century, but F/ numbers won out.
Focusing is the tough part. For subjects 8 to 30 feet away, it has one notch the lens sits in. For 30 feet ot infinity, it has a second notch. Simple, but you have to remember as there is no focusing aid. The right-angle viewfinder is a little small but useable, and rotates for landscape shots.
I really enjoy using it. It's basic and always gets people talking. I like to use it and when people see it, say, "What, you've never seen a camera before?"
I'm especially happy I got it into this Point-and-Shoot contest. It was a good idea to pay to have it fixed. It's more than given its money back to me in enjoyment.
Originally posted by Bart Hey, glad to see you made it, Eric
Nobody more so than me. If I missed this one, I was prepared to give up entirely.