Using 120 Film in 620 Kodak Brownie Model D Camera
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2022
- A video for me to document how I altered a 120 spool of film so that it would fit into my charity shop special Kodak Brownie Six Twenty.
It also features the end result of the photos taken on this roll of film.
I was surprised that it only took 8 images on a roll of 120. I had planned for 15 so I never got to where I was going with it, used them all up before I wanted to. Never mind.
Hope that one part of this video helps you out in some minor way and saves you looking further down the rabbit hole of film photography on the web.
Camera: Kodak Six Twenty Brownie Model D
Film: Ilford HP5Plus 120
Camera used for video: Canon Powershot G7XII
Camera used to scan negs: Canon 5d MkIV
Adobe Lightroom used to invert negatives. - Наука та технологія
I put in a 120 Spool with a Brownie Hawkeye model and made no modifications. It easily took up onto the 620 takeup spool. No binding no problems. No mods or re-rolling onto 620 spools.
Cool, sounds like it was even easier! Hope the pictures came out better than mine did...Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment too.
actually so helpful thank u so much
Going to to grab 120film now and give it a shot
Hope you get on well !! Thanks for the comment.
Very helpful! I just used this technique and finally got my Kodak Gold 200 of 120 to fit in perfectly.
Thank you!
Fantastic! Really happy that it worked for you. keep on shooting.
@@bobgriffiths I annoyingly misread the exposure/shot count at the start and scrolled past my first two frames! Is there a safe way to roll back to the start without ruining/exposing the film? Understandable if not. I'm new to this.
Great bit of info there Mate. Very helpful and well explained. Thank You!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice comment. Hopefully you get better results from yours than I did with the camera I used this in. Thanks for subscribing too!!
Good video, I found one of these at my grandads today, I was trying to find out about 620 film but found this video, Funny enough it has a empty reel on top in the camera with kodak 120 on it so guess he was using 120 film in it before
Glad the video helped. Good luck making the most of your grandad's old camera. Helps connect with them, imagining the scenes that he might have captured through the same lens.. Thanks for leaving me a comment too. Take care.
Super helpful. Thanks for your help!
Glad it helped!Love taking pictures on my 645 camera but I'm leaving this Brownie well alone after the first outing with it.. Cheers.
I recently got my great grandfather's Kodak Jiffy, and while clipping off the edge of my 120 film I wondered if he did the same thing. Doubtful, since there was a 620 spool in the camera already, but it was a funny thought that this trick has likely existed since 620 film was released.
I bet that there were always those anti-kodak people who didn't want to be dictated to as to which film they bought.. Hope your pictures come out well!
The old 120 spools were metal as well, would be a lot harder and they don’t work in takeup anyway
For long time there was no real need for it as 620 was readily available, I guess. Shanghai GP3 is still made in 620, BTW.
Nail clippers. Brilliant.
Thanks, I found they gave me a cleaner cut than wire cutters or scissors. Keep shooting!!
Very helpful, thank you
Hope it helps you in some way. There is a tonne of other info online but the more shared the better. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment..
Good explanation, Thanks!
Thanks for the lovely comment. Very kind of you!!
Great explanation
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to leave me a nice message!!
Make sure when buying adapters for the ends of the 120 film reels that you buy strong ones- like literally ones with “strong” in their description- the reason being that you (like me) will get halfway through shooting your roll of film, having a great time, pleased with the subjects you chose to shoot- and the film will stop reeling with the winding reel. What’s happening is the resistance is building on the reels and suddenly the cheap, soft, wax-like plastic on those adapters gives way and won’t reel any further. Now you’re in a position where if you have a darkroom, I guess you can salvage your roll of film, but if not, you’ve gotta pull open the camera (ruining your film) and start over.
The cameras are inexpensive and available, cleaning and fixing them isn’t too hard, but there’s a bunch of grifters out there (because of course) who want to try and cash in on your interest in trying out an antique camera, while selling you garbage. Be careful buying those adapters- it’ll save you film and money.
thanks for that, it's useful to know that in some cases it can tear the centre out of the plastic, it didn't with mine but that's not to say it might not with others'.
@@bobgriffiths Yes, I tried 2 different types made of plastic, and then I went online and searched for CamerHack and found their site out of Italy and ordered their set of adapters, which are plastic with metal centers. I’d been hoping one I could order and have delivered promptly would work, but unfortunately 2 sets of adapters and 2 spoiled rolls of film later, I’ve learned that lesson.
What a great video!
Thankyou so much.
I do have a question tho. I want to sent in my pictures to a lab. But they only take 120 film. Any idea how I roll back the 120 film from the 620 cylinder to the 120 cylinder? Since the key won't take 120 when I try to roll it back in the camera.
Thanks so much for the lovely comment, it's really appreciated. I develop my own B&W 120 so it doesn't matter what spool it's on, but if you need to send yours away, you could manually roll it back onto a 120 film spool (in a very dark room obviously) and then send it off. It's easier than I originally thought it might be to do this, as long as you are in a dark room or have a dark bag, and keep the film winding with some tension on it to prevent any fogging when you take it out to send it away. Hope this helps and good luck with your photos!!
Just put the spool in as is it works if you have the right takeup
Great idea, but unfortunately that won't work in an Anscoflex 2.
That's a shame, maybe there is a way that it can be adjusted to fit? Good luck with this, it's fun.
Does this work on the brownie c aswell just got it today I haven’t a clue about film cameras
Without seeing it I couldn't guarantee it, but it's a 620 which is the same as in the model D. So I would say yes, it probably would work. Give it a go and have fun!!!
Thanks for the vid, but there's something else I would like to know: for one who's not developping his films himself, how do you take the film off the camera without burning your shots?
Thanks!(Mine is the 1946 C model. ^^)
Hi thanks for the kind comments. If you're sending it away to a lab then you might be able to just send it away on the roll, and when you open the camera (in subdued lighting) the film should still be wrapped around the spool. There is a piece of sticky tape that you can use to lick and stick the roll shut then send it off to the lab.
You could also roll it off and put it onto a normal 120 spool, but this would need to be done in the pitch black darkness. As long as you pull the film on tightly when you wrap it up, there should be no issues.
Hope this helps and good luck with it. The thing I didn't realise was that there are only 8 shots on this 120 roll due to the camera model.
@@bobgriffiths I'll try my best, and might come back to you with my results should you want me to.