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3A Autographic Kodak Special Model B
I bought this as an ornament then realised they can be adapted to take 120 roll film instead of the no longer made 122 film which made a negative 3.25: X 5.5" which meant postcards could be contact printed lots of old photos are postcards the example shows the size of the camera. When this model was first sold in 1916 it was 'Special' it's believed to be the first camera with a coupled rangefinder.
Autographic refers to a special film Kodak made which had an extra layer of tissue like paper, on the back of the camera is a flap which could be opened and using the metal stylus supplied you could write details of the shot on the border between the negatives expose it to the light and the information would appear on the negative.
Adapting it to take the much smaller film isn't to much of a problem you can buy adaptors for the smaller film then I need to make film guides and a pressure plate, the problem is the getting the bellows light tight it is possible to buy new ones very expensive so I need to repair them if you look on the internet there are all sorts of ideas non ideal, a local art shop suggested Acrylic paint mixed with a small amount of PVA glue, I bought a very cheap bellows camera and tried it worked and looks alright but tends to stick if I fold the camera so I'm thinking not to fold fold it make a case to carry it open. Unless any one has any ideas
I bought this as an ornament then realised they can be adapted to take 120 roll film instead of the no longer made 122 film which made a negative 3.25: X 5.5" which meant postcards could be contact printed lots of old photos are postcards the example shows the size of the camera. When this model was first sold in 1916 it was 'Special' it's believed to be the first camera with a coupled rangefinder.
Autographic refers to a special film Kodak made which had an extra layer of tissue like paper, on the back of the camera is a flap which could be opened and using the metal stylus supplied you could write details of the shot on the border between the negatives expose it to the light and the information would appear on the negative.
Adapting it to take the much smaller film isn't to much of a problem you can buy adaptors for the smaller film then I need to make film guides and a pressure plate, the problem is the getting the bellows light tight it is possible to buy new ones very expensive so I need to repair them if you look on the internet there are all sorts of ideas non ideal, a local art shop suggested Acrylic paint mixed with a small amount of PVA glue, I bought a very cheap bellows camera and tried it worked and looks alright but tends to stick if I fold the camera so I'm thinking not to fold fold it make a case to carry it open. Unless any one has any ideas
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Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
I do hope you manage to work out how to make the bellows light proof and are able to use the camera to take some photos!
Great photo for this day+++++++
Happy World Photography Day!
– Schön das du ein altes Foto noch hinzugefügt hast!
Peter Castell club has replied to HaarFager clubI do hope you are able to resolve the issues Peter, good luck!
Repairing bellows that are not light-tight does indeed involve one or the other issue. If you are generally satisfied with the result of the procedure recommended by the art shop and want to leave it at that, a suitable case would be a good solution.
If you're thinking of possibly replacing the bellows, you might want to have a look at the following sites, Sandeha Lynch, and Custom Bellows.
I am far from any kind of camera expert - but I love the look of old bellows-type cameras as well as their many other virtues
I use to use the range finder to shoot moving shots of racing cyclists and athletics
Pick a spot where I could get the people completely in view, then get a person to stand there and set the rangefinder
Follow the action using the rangefinder viewer, press the shutter when both images combined
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