Vintage Cameras
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Chatter, Color Film, Diana F, Hawaii, Kodak Ektar 100, Lo-fi, O'ahu, Vintage Cameras
May flies & June bugs….
Hello Internet, It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I know, I know, I’m a bad friend leaving you hanging like that. Not a word or a peep or even just a heads up. Suddenly, it’s June. I know May existed by the subtle carnage it left behind, but as to where it went, only future archaeologists […]
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Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Chatter, Expired film, flipped lens, Hawaii, Kodak Ektachrome, Landscapes, Lo-fi, Nature, O'ahu, Plants, Slide Film, Vintage Cameras
BHF – A couple more from Hawaii
As I twittered (tweeted, twooted, twinkled, twunctated or twhat-have-you) yesterday, I’ve finally finished scanning all the 120 rolls from my December trip to O’ahu; now I face the Herculean task of processing the rough scans into pretty pictures. At first glance, there are several frames that have caught my eye that I can’t wait to […]
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Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Camera, Canon 40d, Chatter, Color Film, Digital, flipped lens, Hawaii, Kodak Ektar 100, Landscapes, Lo-fi, Nature, O'ahu, Vintage Cameras
Diamond Head
Diamond Head, the iconic Hawaiian volcano, is probably one of the most photographed mountains in the world and, as a good tourist on O’ahu, I tried my best to do my part. From sea to summit, Diamond Head rises 762 feet; fortunately, the hiking trail inside the crater already spots you two-hundred feet of elevation […]
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Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Color Film, Hawaii, Kodak Ektar 100, Lo-fi, O'ahu, Vintage Cameras
BHF – Aging Gracefully
Ah… this has to be one of my favorite shots from our last Hawaiian adventure. My wife and I waxed poetic about this older couple walking Waikiki beach hand-in-hand in front of us. We playfully envisioned them as though we were staring thirty-or-so years into our future: still in Hawaii, still madly in love, flaunting […]
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Brownie Hawkeye Flash, flipped lens, How-to, Kodak Ektar 100, Lo-fi, Rollei Retro, Vintage Cameras
How to flip a Brownie Hawkeye Flash lens
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I've noticed a lot of search traffic hitting my site specifically looking for information on how to flip the lens of a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash (BHF). While there are probably multitudes of other resources on the interwebs, I figure I'll just throw my two-cents out there.
For those who don't know, the BHF is a black bakelite beauty with a top-down viewfinder, single element meniscus lens, shutter speed somewhere around 1/30 to 1/60 & a bulb setting, while it lacks a tripod mount, it has a nifty handle. In it's heyday, the BHF was a very popular camera. Your grandparents most likely had one. Nowadays, you can find them cheaply at thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales, and eBay, or for a higher premium decorating shelves in antique stores & hipster boutiques. I, personally, got mine for free on Craigslist thanks to a kind-hearted Samaritan who was donating several cameras to anyone who could justify receiving one. I simply wrote “I'll use it.” It arrived in the mail a couple days later and I've been enthralled with it ever since. Anywho, an unmodified BHF takes a relatively normal photograph, but something magical happens when you flip the lens. It's like the soft focus of a vintage Diana multiplied to the Nth degree. The lens' focal point shifts from infinity to about 3 feet in the center, while the edges just melt away into blurry goodness. The effect can be quite surreal. Flipping the lens of a BHF is actually a simple procedure with a very low-risk of permanently #@$%-ing anything up and is easily reversible. That said, I assume no responsibility with these directions if you somehow manage to accidentally bork your favorite family heirloom. Ready? Let's get flipping. Read More -
Adirondacks, Brownie Hawkeye Flash, flipped lens, Lo-fi, New York, Rollei Retro, Vintage Cameras
BHF – Bridge to the Adirondacks
Yet another flipped lens Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Rollei Retro 400 developed in Diafine. Tinted in PS.
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B&W, Brownie Hawkeye Flash, flipped lens, Landscapes, Lo-fi, Nature, New York, Plants, Rollei Retro, Trees, Vintage Cameras, Waterfalls
BHF – More from the Adirondacks
NY 86, near Lake Placid, NY. Ausable River. High Falls Gorge. All taken with a flipped lens Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Rollei Retro 400 developed in Diafine.
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B&W, Brownie Hawkeye Flash, flipped lens, Landscapes, Lo-fi, Nature, New York, Rollei Retro, Vintage Cameras
BHF – Ausable River
The western branch of the Ausable River, near Lake Placid, NY. Flipped lens Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Rollei Retro 400 developed in Diafine.
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127, B&W, Baldwinsville, Brownie Fiesta, CNY, Expired film, Lo-fi, Montgomery Ward, Nature, Plants, Trees, Vintage Cameras
Expired Film – Dragonfly
Taken with a Kodak Brownie Fiesta on expired (Nov 1962) Montgomery Ward Panchromatic 127 film, developed in Diafine.
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B&W, Baldwinsville, Brownie Hawkeye Flash, CNY, flipped lens, Ilford HP5 Plus, Lo-fi, Nature, New York, Vintage Cameras
BHF – Strawberry Picking
Bucket of strawberries @ Hafner’s Farm, Baldwinsville, NY. Kodak Brownie Haweye Flash with a flipped lens; Ilford HP5 Plus developed in Diafine.
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