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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Test shots from very old Kodak Brownie folder
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat Jul 26 18:35:42 2008
References: <20080726203138.3ec0f6f4@desktop-philfo.here>

Philip,

The downtown Phily shot is great. Sounds like a camera worth keeping just to 
look at.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 7:31 PM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Test shots from very old Kodak Brownie folder


>A guy walked into the camera shop a few days ago with a Kodak Number 2
> Folding Pocket Brownie Model B camera and wanted $5 for it. It's the
> cleanest folding Kodak Brownie I've ever seen. Red leather bellows,
> brown leather covering wood, heavy chrome and brass. Kodak Automatic
> ball bearing shutter with I, B and T speeds; still works perfectly as
> well.
> The glass was a bit dusty, but no haze or fungus. I cleaned everything
> up and ran a roll of film through it during lunch on thursday.
> This camera is no newer than 1915 and the images look great. The
> viewfinder was a bit off which is the reason for the images being
> slightly tilted.
>
> Stair handrail. Point of focus was estimated at the ball on the post
> when shooting.
> http://tinyurl.com/579oys
>
> Railroad tracks near work.
> http://tinyurl.com/6mjjbt
>
> Across the Schuylkill River. Philadelphia Postal Center, 30th St.
> Station, Cira Center tower.
> http://tinyurl.com/5br8qt
>
> Downtown Philly from the west side of the Schuylkill.
> http://tinyurl.com/68fds4
>
> Church on 21st and Walnut Sts.
> http://tinyurl.com/6rnygy
>
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