My 1910 and 1930's cameras

blakeG! · 14th of July 2010 (Wed)

These cameras belonged to my great grandparents. Since i am the only photographer in the family, they passed them down to me to have. I thought you all might want to see them and see how much photography has changed over the last century.

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This is the viewfinder located on top of the lens structure
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closeup of the lens and aperture blades

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Hope you enjoy!

blakeG! · 14th of July 2010 (Wed)

This camera is the original "Brownie" camera. It was my great grandfathers camera and was used to take the pictures at the bottom of this post. I even have the original box and instruction manual that it came with!

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These are pictures of my grandfather taken when he was a child with this camera!
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And this last picture is of my great grandfather.(sorry for the glare, it was in a picture frame)

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Chairman7w · 14th of July 2010 (Wed)

This is awesome!!!
Good on ya!

blakeG! · 15th of July 2010 (Thu)

thanks!

joayne · 15th of July 2010 (Thu)

That's really wonderful that you have the opportunity to pass along this history..
Thanks

blakeG! · 15th of July 2010 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by joayne

That's really wonderful that you have the opportunity to pass along this history..
Thanks

i agree. its like holding a century in my hands

Mhappy · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by joayne

That's really wonderful that you have the opportunity to pass along this history..
Thanks

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Originally Posted by blakeG!

i agree. its like holding a century in my hands

Agreed! That's awesome!!!

FlyingPhotog · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

Fantastic Collection of Hardware and "Memory-ware"

How 'bout that screamin' f/12.5 lens, eh? WOW!

blakeG! · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by FlyingPhotog

Fantastic Collection of Hardware and "Memory-ware"

How 'bout that screamin' f/12.5 lens, eh? WOW!

haha i know right?! think of how fast that thing is!

monk3y · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

what film does it use? wow!!! that is a big camera

and comes with a 10cent manual?? hehehe I like it

FlyingPhotog · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by blakeG!

haha i know right?! think of how fast that thing is!

Especially considering they probably had ASA 25 film back then!

blakeG! · 16th of July 2010 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by monk3y

what film does it use? wow!!! that is a big camera

and comes with a 10cent manual?? hehehe I like it

the kodak said it uses kodak 620 film and i'm not sure what the brownie camera uses. i need to research it.
(edit) here is a link to some info about the box brownie camera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_camera

mpphotography · 17th of July 2010 (Sat)

Very nice! Are you planning to experiment with it at all?

620 film is the equiv of 120 film today (medium format.) The biggest difference is the spool size - Kodak changed the plastic spool of modern 120 film to be a tad bigger. You can - very carefully! - carve down the plastic spool to fit, or look for old metal spools to use/reuse.

I have one of the plastic brownie cameras - works pretty well and produces some really cool images.

YankeeMom · 17th of July 2010 (Sat)

Those are very interesting to see -- not just as a photography lover, but as a student of history. It's so neat that the family passed it down to you and that you treasure them.

blakeG! · 17th of July 2010 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by mpphotography

Very nice! Are you planning to experiment with it at all?

620 film is the equiv of 120 film today (medium format.) The biggest difference is the spool size - Kodak changed the plastic spool of modern 120 film to be a tad bigger. You can - very carefully! - carve down the plastic spool to fit, or look for old metal spools to use/reuse.

I have one of the plastic brownie cameras - works pretty well and produces some really cool images.

hmm i will have to look into that! i know the box camera works for sure. i'm not sure about the fold out kodak though. its been in my great grandmothers closet for who know how long! i dont even know when it was last used. but its worth a "shot"

14th of July 2010 (Wed)	#1
blakeG! Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,378 IMAGE EDITING OK	My 1910 and 1930's cameras These cameras belonged to my great grandparents. Since i am the only photographer in the family, they passed them down to me to have. I thought you all might want to see them and see how much photography has changed over the last century. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] This is the viewfinder located on top of the lens structure [IMG][/IMG] closeup of the lens and aperture blades [IMG][/IMG] Hope you enjoy! __________________ -Blake EOS 7D Canon 100mm F 2.8 Macro, Canon EF-S 55-255 (Nifty two fifty),Canon EF-S 18-55 (Kit lens),Canon 28-135,Canon 430exii

14th of July 2010 (Wed)	#2
blakeG! Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,378 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras This camera is the original "Brownie" camera. It was my great grandfathers camera and was used to take the pictures at the bottom of this post. I even have the original box and instruction manual that it came with! [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] These are pictures of my grandfather taken when he was a child with this camera! [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] And this last picture is of my great grandfather.(sorry for the glare, it was in a picture frame) [IMG][/IMG] __________________ -Blake EOS 7D Canon 100mm F 2.8 Macro, Canon EF-S 55-255 (Nifty two fifty),Canon EF-S 18-55 (Kit lens),Canon 28-135,Canon 430exii

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Chairman7w Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,257	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras This is awesome!!! Good on ya! __________________ "Valar Morghulis"

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blakeG! Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,378 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras thanks! __________________ -Blake EOS 7D Canon 100mm F 2.8 Macro, Canon EF-S 55-255 (Nifty two fifty),Canon EF-S 18-55 (Kit lens),Canon 28-135,Canon 430exii

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joayne Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Still @ Coachella Posts: 8,394	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras That's really wonderful that you have the opportunity to pass along this history.. Thanks __________________ joayne POTN Contributions\|Where's Nifty?! #2 \|Worldwide Photo Week gear list

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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,066	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras Fantastic Collection of Hardware and "Memory-ware" How 'bout that screamin' f/12.5 lens, eh? WOW! __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

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monk3y Totally Saturated Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of Short Skirts and Anime Fantasies Posts: 44,845 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras what film does it use? wow!!! that is a big camera and comes with a 10cent manual?? hehehe I like it __________________ ZENFOLIO \| My GEAR

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mpphotography Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 101	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras Very nice! Are you planning to experiment with it at all? 620 film is the equiv of 120 film today (medium format.) The biggest difference is the spool size - Kodak changed the plastic spool of modern 120 film to be a tad bigger. You can - very carefully! - carve down the plastic spool to fit, or look for old metal spools to use/reuse. I have one of the plastic brownie cameras - works pretty well and produces some really cool images. __________________ http://mpaulphotography.wordpress.com

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YankeeMom Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 2,750 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My 1910 and 1930's cameras Those are very interesting to see -- not just as a photography lover, but as a student of history. It's so neat that the family passed it down to you and that you treasure them. __________________ Kristin Mom to 11 ~ Photography is my other hobby. Calibrated with Spyder 4 My Website \| My Flickr \| My Facebook

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