HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Kodak Instamatic 44

This is our local museum, located at the heart of downtown Norris City. Taken with an old Instamatic camera that was broken, but I figured out a way to get it to work - I removed the broken shutter mechanism so I could use it like a pinhole camera. Plus, I loaded 35mm film into an old 126 film cartridge. And not only that, the wind was blowing pretty briskly and the camera didn't have a tripod socket, so I had to actually tape it to a tripod to hold it steady for 10 seconds. Back in the 1940's, this building used to be a movie theater. It was about a block away from a train station and two hotels - none of which are there anymore. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 44 (YOSY, made in period 06/70) Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (expired on 10/2019) Lens: 43mm plastic meniscus lens Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: "B" (bulb) 10 seconds Date: March 30th, 2023, 9.52 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals @68 degrees: 2 minute presoak Adox Adonal 1+50 (500ml water, 2 tsp. Adox Adonal) for 20 minutes at 20°C/68.0°F 15 second initial agitation Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford lfostop stopbath: 15 second agitation, 45 second stand Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak Kodafix fixer: 9 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Kodak 44 Fuji Acros 100 2023 02nf

This is a screen capture from an episode of "Mannix" I watched just the other night. Joe is holding a camera, but you can't tell what kind it is because the names have been taped over. Gee, I wonder what kind of camera it is?

A long timed exposure shot of star trails in my backyard. During the exposure, the camera also happened to pick up a shooting star – you can see it at the lower left edge of the frame. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 44 (Camerosity code YOSY = 06/70) Lens: 43mm plastic meniscus lens Film: Fuji Film Neopan Acros 100 (35mm reloaded in a 126 cartridge, expired 06/2015) Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: “B” (bulb) 3 hours Date: October 15th, 2020, 12.13 – 3.13 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Adox Adonal @68 degrees Water pre-soak: 2 minutes Developer: 1 ½ hour stand Water rinse: 1 minute (to keep chemicals clean) Ilford Ilfostop Stop Bath: 1 minute Water rinse: 1 minute Ilford Hypam Fixer: 5 minutes Water rinse: 1 minute Instamatic 44 Fuji 100 03hf

A long exposure toward the road that runs past my house into town, as seen from my front porch. I was using long-expired Snappy Colour 200 film to see if I could an image with a real long exposure using my Kodak Instamatic 126 camera. Camera: Kodak Instamatic 44 (YOSY, made in period 06/70) Lens: 43mm plastic meniscus lens Film: Snappy Colour 200 Shooting Program: Manual Aperture: f/11 Shutter Speed: B (bulb) 3 hours Date: April 23rd, 2022, 1.32 – 4.32 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41 Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean) Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature Water rinse: 2 minutes Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute Kodak 44 Snappy Colour 200 2022 01eff

This Kodak Instamatic 44 was sold between 1969 and 1973. When it was first released, it cost $9.95 and used 126 film cartridges. Another old camera that I got from a relative. I haven't been able to use this one yet because the inside mechanisms don't seem to work. If I can figure out how to get it apart and clean and oil it, maybe I can get it to work and use it. The CAMEROSITY code for this camera is YOSY, which translates to a manufacturing period of 06/[19]70. Update: There was a part inside that had broken and it's purpose was to help trip the shutter. So I have removed the piece and intend on using the camera by taking a long exposure at night and using a piece of black tape over the lens to act as a sort of "shutter." As long as the camera is held securely in place, I should be able to get it to work and produce an image. 2nd update: I have finally used it and got it to work and take pictures. You can see it in action with the two pictures below.