Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phillip, Great find! Post a picture of the camera, please. Regards, Charles Hehl Pottstown, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Forrest" <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:31 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information