Excellent outcome. Are you sure it doesn’t just zip you back in time every time you press the shutter?!
Yes indeed... there are some other photos of took of quite old vehicles, that really made that feeling come through.
I opted not to do much editing from the flatter scans, the lower contrast I think gave that faded old print look, which I think is apt for the subjects.
Thank you Charlotte Ortelli for sharing. Looking at the quality of the image ... I am full of gratitude and even wonder that Kodak put photography into the hands of average people. ('Kodak' is the sound the shutter makes when released ... according to Kodak.)
PS- And you still have the box!
I think the reputation of single element meniscus lenses is worse than it should be in the general photographic community, they punch far above their weight, and have a great look all of their own.
And Kodak still are, to me, a lot of their box cameras are some of the cheapest ways to get into film photography, especially 120 format.
An interesting little camera, Charlotte. I've got one myself but have yet to tape up its cracks (!) and run a film through it.
I won't preempt your review, which I look forward to, but the reason behind Kodak's introduction of the Baby Brownie is quite fascinating. Yours looks in great condition, I'm jealous.
I'm quite lucky, most Bakelite cameras of this era tend to have some pretty bad cracks.
I wonder if you could use sculpting epoxy for yours? (Known as green stuff in some circles), it sets very hard and can be used to fill in cracks and add to plastics.
Then if you sand it down, it could be a more lasting solution.
Thank you in any case! I think my first draft is a little rambly, I'm a very informal writer and my style is atypical, but with some more cleaning up I'm sure it will be bearable
