I was surprised and thrilled to discover there are at least a few people still shooting film in these old cameras! We are looking forward to trying it out soon.
I used some mirrored tiles that I cut down to replace the mirrors in a 1925 Brownie. I’ve run ISO 125 film through it a few times and got some great shots in daylight conditions. I’ve also shot a couple of rolls through an 1898 Kodak Bullseye 2 and had some decent results. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with old cameras! We will have to try some 125 film if I can find it. The 400 is too bright with the limited exposure settings on this camera. It's been fun to play with though!
@@cdaworldnav The mirror that we attempted to use did not cut well and ended up cracking. We need to try something different for the mirror repair (like the mirrored tiles mentioned here), but we were able to shoot the camera using the damaged mirrors that were in it.
I remember the Brownie later models. They were cube shaped, top view and a square button cut into the right side. They worked ok. Developing is such a pia now though.......
There's so many old mirrors left that I wonder if there's something available to renew the silver. Maybe like a model airplane paint quantity. I've got packages at Parker Mail Center to get!
This is so interesting, I have a Kodak no.2a model b and it's from 1916 and I'm trying currently going to purchase some adapters for trying to take photos. It takes 116 film
I've seen aftermarket spools and 3D printed adapters on eBay and Amazon. I need to order some when I'm sitting still for a few weeks so we can try actually shooting this camera!
Pretty cool! Vintage photography and photography in general is a world unto itself. Great hobby/profession to have as a Nomad. Would be great to see some photos taken from it. What will you use as a darkroom to develop photos?
We will definitely share the photos (for better or worse) once we have them developed. Still deciding on which photo lab to use, but we will also be sure to share that info as well!
I have one, not going to take any pictures with it. (this one is 127 film, when I get a 120 one I will probably take some pictures) I did replace the mirrors with the mirrors from a makeup compact. I scored the glass with a tungsten drill bit and snapped it into about the right size, then reglued them. Seems like it worked, the mirrors were the same thickness.
I have one of these, but unfortunately all the screws on the face are just about rusted away so im going to need to drill them out and replace them if i want to clean the viewfinder mirrors and tune up the shutter
We ended up hanging to drill those screws too unfortunately. If my memory is correct, maybe one or two were removable and the others had to be drilled.
I may not have made that part clear as the video was recorded on a few different days... We did order some film from Amazon. The trick is trying to figure out for sure what it's supposed to take as Kodak used several different sizes of film in these cameras - some of which are no longer available.
I am so excited that you are going to shoot some film through that camera that I gave you, can't wait to see what comes out
I was surprised and thrilled to discover there are at least a few people still shooting film in these old cameras! We are looking forward to trying it out soon.
I am 74 and we had a camera similar to that when I was growing up. I am guessing it was from the 1940's. This is so cool.
I was amazed recently to learn that there are at least a few people still shooting film in these cameras on occasion!
I used some mirrored tiles that I cut down to replace the mirrors in a 1925 Brownie. I’ve run ISO 125 film through it a few times and got some great shots in daylight conditions. I’ve also shot a couple of rolls through an 1898 Kodak Bullseye 2 and had some decent results. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with old cameras! We will have to try some 125 film if I can find it. The 400 is too bright with the limited exposure settings on this camera. It's been fun to play with though!
Did they fix ok and what did you used to cut them dowm?
@@cdaworldnav The mirror that we attempted to use did not cut well and ended up cracking. We need to try something different for the mirror repair (like the mirrored tiles mentioned here), but we were able to shoot the camera using the damaged mirrors that were in it.
I remember the Brownie later models. They were cube shaped, top view and a square button cut into the right side. They worked ok. Developing is such a pia now though.......
There's so many old mirrors left that I wonder if there's something available to renew the silver. Maybe like a model airplane paint quantity. I've got packages at Parker Mail Center to get!
This is so interesting, I have a Kodak no.2a model b and it's from 1916 and I'm trying currently going to purchase some adapters for trying to take photos. It takes 116 film
I've seen aftermarket spools and 3D printed adapters on eBay and Amazon. I need to order some when I'm sitting still for a few weeks so we can try actually shooting this camera!
You always did like taking things apart!
Fortunately this camera is pretty simple... It was interesting seeing the inner workings though!
Interesting and pretty awesome... Looking forward to seeing what you do with this camera 🙂
Wishing you a fantastic Birthday love the content. thank you for sharing your knowlege with the world 😀
I like the photos with the box camera. I left mine behind when I moved, sadly.
We’re going to order some film spool adapters as soon as we will be in one plane long enough so we can try shooting some film in it. Fingers crossed…
Happy Birthday. Very interesting video of how that camera works
Thank you :) I was quite intrigued by how simple the design was in this old box camera!
Big film
Oww finger
Can't wait for a picture.
Doing any meet ups?
The view finder has Cataracts
If you haven't already gone to the George Eastman Museum in Rochester NY you should. I think you two would enjoy it. Stop on your way to Upstate NY.
We will definitely have to check that out next time we are back in the northeast! I didn't even know about it so thanks for the tip :)
Happy birthday 🎂
Thank you!
Pretty cool! Vintage photography and photography in general is a world unto itself. Great hobby/profession to have as a Nomad. Would be great to see some photos taken from it. What will you use as a darkroom to develop photos?
We will definitely share the photos (for better or worse) once we have them developed. Still deciding on which photo lab to use, but we will also be sure to share that info as well!
I have one, not going to take any pictures with it. (this one is 127 film, when I get a 120 one I will probably take some pictures) I did replace the mirrors with the mirrors from a makeup compact. I scored the glass with a tungsten drill bit and snapped it into about the right size, then reglued them. Seems like it worked, the mirrors were the same thickness.
I have one of these, but unfortunately all the screws on the face are just about rusted away so im going to need to drill them out and replace them if i want to clean the viewfinder mirrors and tune up the shutter
We ended up hanging to drill those screws too unfortunately. If my memory is correct, maybe one or two were removable and the others had to be drilled.
Ya, they are frosted.
What? I thought you purchased film for this camera at the beginning of the video?🤔
I may not have made that part clear as the video was recorded on a few different days... We did order some film from Amazon. The trick is trying to figure out for sure what it's supposed to take as Kodak used several different sizes of film in these cameras - some of which are no longer available.
*READ* if you get a 116 camera, the blue moon company sells 116 film!! Your cameras film doesent exist sadly