Brownie

[Laurie Parker]

Clearing cupboards and came across this old Brownie camera


Kodak-Brownie-six-20-model-D by Laurie Parker, on Flickr

 

[Kev Pugh]

oooh Nice find..did you know you had it or was it one of those forgotten things? looks in excellent condition

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Great shot laurie! Very atmospheric.

 

[Oscar Heath]

I have that camera that photo is great it looks like an advertisment photo for on TV

 

[Laurie Parker]

Cheers guys was bored so thought mess about with flash indoors as weather has been so horrid lately

yeah I knew I had it here but wasn't sure where exactly it was, It is in fantastic condition and all the buttons etc seem to be working , even its case is immaculate, got lot more old camera about the place just finding exactly where I have put them is the question lol

 

[Brian Moore]

Great shot, Laurie and a lovely old camera. That's a flash shot?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Lovely DOF on the shot - very atmospheric - and what a great looking example of that camera.

I always think these cameras look like Mickey Mouse

 

[Pete Askew]

Wonderful shot of a classic camera - I'm glad you were bored . I have a very battered version that belonged to my mother and that she used to take family photos all through my childhood.

 

[Dave Moss]

Thanks Laurie great shot must remember to get a shot of my dads first camera

 

[Laurie Parker]

cheers Guys ,lol I can see Mickey mouse now you mention it

yep Brian was taken with new flashgun bounced the light off ceiling.

Im going to hunt about see what else I can find got boxes of things about the place which havent seen daylight in years lol

 

[Darren Turner]

awesome looking camera Laurie, would love to try it out see what it can do

 

[Laurie Parker]

they dont make the 620 film no more for it but you can get film respooled or something so I have been told, its got a little label inside saying the film it takes thats how I know its 620 lol

 

[Brian Moore]

Laurie 620 is just 120 film on a smaller diameter spool. (Your camera says "Six-20" right on the front of it too, by the way.) Anyway, yes you can buy 120 film re-spooled onto 620 spools (expensive) or you can do it yourself. It's not hard. However, sometimes Kodak screwed up and made cameras intended for 620 that actually would take a 120 spool. (My understanding is that Kodak created the 620 format so that people who bought 620 cameras would have to buy Kodak film.) The Brownie Hawkeye Flash Model is one such Kodak screw up (albeit a wonderful camera.) Also, sometimes you can make a 120 spool fit just by trimming it. That's not hard either since 120 spools are plastic and you can quite easily pare away around the circumference of the spool's top/bottom circular portions.

 

[Laurie Parker]

I wouldn't have a clue Brian how to do that myself

 

[Hamish Gill]

give it a go!!!
Respooling 120 film onto 620 spools