Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/No2FPB-2.html I see the camera has not gone down one penny in value. Is it 6x9 cm format? I love that. I'll take a Brownie over a Diana or a Segull any day. Is that blasphemy?!!?!?!?!? mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:31:38 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > 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