Another day, another Brownie 🙂 This one was produced from 1957 and discontinued a couple of years later. Like the Flash B, this is a great looking camera. It has one shutter speed of around 1/50th and one aperture of around f14. There is also a close up lens as you can see in the photos.
Like the B, this one is also easy to clean and uses 620 film. I suggest rerolling 120 film onto a 620 spool to make life easier. It isn’t that hard and will save issues with film transport while using the camera. These are my favourite kinds of Brownies. I like to be able to see through the viewfinder.
The only issue I do have with this version is that the shutter does not have a lock. If I carry the camera in a regular bag anything can press on the shutter and activate it causing extra exposures/leaks etc. You can see an example of this in the example photos below.
I love how this camera and other Brownies like this makes me feel while I am using it. It is just so damn cool. It looks good on a shelf, it feels good to use and they are so damn cheap to buy.
Here are some photos of my garden and local park.
It just works, even after 60 years. Simples.
Why did it take so many decades for Kodak to figure out that bigger is better with the bubble viewfinders they put on their boxes?
As the developers got older their eyesight started failing, so one of them went, “hey, you know what would be helpful…..”
I gave the two Brownies to two of my friends. We’re all really looking forward to a day our shooting them. I’ll be sure to show you the results. Thanks again!
I keep looking at it, thinking I have lighter, cooler cameras…maybe I should sell it. But I love using it. The slap of the mirror and shutter is unlike any other camera.
Dig it out!
No problem. They day after, I sold all the others as a job lot. I have a couple left, but all the others are gone to a new home.