yay yard sales !

[markus]

grabbed three bags of old cameras for $6.00:

the coolest among them:

Kodak browie 'Hawkeye'. I haven't shot film in a while, and was starting to jones for the ' old days'. can't wait to grab some 120 film and go play :yes:

also of interest in the haul:

Kodak Dualflex
Argus Seventy-Five
Argus C -forty-four

some other coooooool 60's 'flash' brownie variants, and a B & H 8mm movie camera

 

[pioneervato]

The Hawkeye is a neat camera. However, If I'm not mistaken the Hawkeye used 620 film and not 120. The main difference, I believe, is with the spool. You may have to find an old 620 spool and re-spool some 120 onto it. Look in the camera and and see if there is a take-up spool left behind. Hopefully there is and if so compare it to the 120. Hopefully I am wrong and the 120 film will fit. Have fun!

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

Yep..it's the spool. I have a Brownie that takes 620.

 

[VinylHanger]

I love those old cameras. I used an old Argus I had found at a yard sale to take pictures of my daughter when she was just under a year or so. Those are still the very best pictures we have of her. Beautiful evening light, incredible memories that day.

Just something special about film and those old cameras. I love the instantaneousness of digital, but I always feel something is missing. Enjoy.

 

[markus]

Doh !

620 it is . . . I need to re-check, but I *think* one of the other 620 cameras has a roll of film in it. can you still get kodachrome developed ? :scratch2:

it'd be kinda funny to see what 30 year old pictures (if any) are on it . . .

regardless, I should have my spool I need . . .

thansk for the tips guys !

and yes . . . there's something about film - kinda like CD's vs. LP's

the ol' analog vs. digital debate :yes:

the coolest part is, I have a corner of the basement that could make a VERY decent darkroom. Just gotta find somewhere to stash all the old audio stuff that lives there right now