Kodak Folding Brownie 3A / Topshit Photography Vlog 50
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this vlog I'm explaining how to use Kodak Folding Brownie 3A, my favorite wet plate collodion camera.
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I have the same red bellows Brownie 3-A and love it. I collect vintage cameras from the 1800s. That being said, the information you gave was correct in every respect. You are the first on RUclips, that I have found, that actually knows how to operate the old Brownie correctly. Keep up the great work, your knowledge, and humor, are very much appreciated.
I found one at the thrift store, I didn’t know what it was or how to open it and it looked like many tried to forcefully open it. I thought it looked like something old and special , when I finally got home I looked it up and found this video. Thank you 🙏🏼
That is the U.S. aperture system used on older cameras. That lens is f/8 to f/45 in modern terms.
Both systems are the same at f/16 so you can just count your stops up and down from that one.
Thank you, I didn't know that, much appreciated!
Thank you for that info! so would the Brownie model with the f7.7 to f45 lens settings on the front of the camera be fairly accurate then?
David, that is correct. Whenever Kodak used the Universal System for aperture markings, the scale nearly always denotes "4, 8, 16, 32" and so on, simply doubling the number for each stop. Also, this scale was used primarily for Rapid Rectilinear (a doublet design) and meniscus lenses (a single lens behind an exposed iris). For lenses based on triplet designs (Anastigmat, Cooke, Tessar, etc.), Kodak used the focal ratio system in which the number represents the proportion of focal length divided by the opening size. American and European camera makers may denote slightly different "standard" stop values (such as 18 instead of 16--go figure), but all systems agree on 16-ish meaning the same relative opening. There is a handy table of comparative values for most Kodak cameras at the end of this explainer article--print and tape that table inside the dropdown base of cameras with the older numbering: randcollins.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/the-u-s-f-stop-system/
Thanks Don, Great information much appreciated! :)
This is a wonderful Brownie 3A video. I envy your studio too. The modern age of virtually mindless digital photography has cheapened the craft to the point of being prodigiously boring.
Very instructive and inspirational! Time to look for this versatile old camera for wet plate work,
YAY!!!! Awesomeness :D more more more please. Very pleased to be supporting you on Patreon.
Very glad to hear that and thank you!
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well that was a nice vlog
very informative.
the "I" shutter is 1/45 seconds speed.
thank you
Cheers Borut - your latest videos have definitely inspired me to go and give wetplate collodion a try!
There will be more, no worries. I have one favour to ask you. Please don't tell my name to your wife, so she can not track me down and take a revenge for the turn in your relationship after you stepped on the collodion path.
Good job on this review my man . Well explained. I do medium format reviews also. The only thing I don't like about these older cameras is the slow shutter speed,
that kodak brownie looks truly amazing
would love to try that one day!
thanks for sharing this great content with us
really enjoyed watching this
wow rusty pictures are so amazing
Borut, I just liked and subscribed. Thanks for the great content. Very nice video. I love your shop. Are those table tops made from rail road ties? those are amazing.
Thanks for the video! I have this model of camera. I'am going to take it to the field one day and upload a video on my RUclips channel dedicated to film photography!
hello! I would like to start a Wet Plate photography. I think I will buy this camera ! It's so cheap. Do you have a video where you put a wet plate on this camera ? Im a new on this process! Thank you so much for your videos!
Great stuff as always
Really great video, really interesting.
This was a great video, and very informative! Thank you very much.
do you think that it would be possible to float this camera on a wire and operate it remotly?
how steady would the camera need to be held to get a good picture?
thanks in advance, ian
I'm not sure if I understand what you mean by operating on wire, do you mean like remotely triggering the camera? I've made RC trigger for a different camera, it was in about May 2020.
@BorutPeterlinPhotography I head someone claim that they flew one on a kite and took pictures of the city from high up.
I am wondering if that would be possible.
Is it possible to set the controls on the ground, send the camera up to altitude, and snap some awesome pictures?
Thanks for the reply
Quick question, would you have to wax the metal if our using dry plates?
buying one right now...
HI, I was wondering if you tried just putting a focussing screen in the back of the camera, leaving it open and focussing like on a big lf camera. I imaginet hat would be much easier to focus than with the range system
Sure, that's a very good idea. I've tried it and it works, but you need to load the film or paper of glass plate somhere close to the motif in of course darkness.
@@BorutPeterlinPhotography oh yeah I din’ t think of that
Borut great video! I am following your Patreon page more Brownie videos please! given the Brownie doesn't have a plate holder how do you secure the plate in the back of the camera, do you use some sort of padding?
no, it has to be maximum width of 2mm and then you just press and close it. It will be a bit tight, but it's working. THX!
Hi, where you find the Kodak Brownie Folding 3 A camera (in at least good condition) to the price that you say in this and Wet Plate Collodion Process on a budget (300 EUR camera and chemistry included) videos ? I found, the camera, in good condition only to a high price in USA (I live in Italy, I have to pay the delivery cost, but also the duty and other tax).
Well, I got mine from Ebay. I guess after this video the price gone up, since I know at least dozen people that have bought it.
I got one of these cameras in an estate sale how much are they worth?
I just bought one today. $100 and it came with the carrying case.
Smart! I bet you will love it.
the old "double system" on the lens is as follows
4 = f/8
8 = f/11
16 = f/16
32 = f/22
64 = f/32
128 = f/45.
The #'s on the left are the old USA system, the #'s on the right correspond to "modern apertures" that we use in this day and age.
I've just been using exactly the same old camera . Thanks for the video , this old camera has been a joy to use , I'm awaiting the first pictures back within the next week or so. Regards Geoff
@Top Shit Photography I bought one and received it yesterday! Bargain of £37!!! It came with adaptors to shoot with 120 film.... Whoop woop panoramics!!! The shutter stucks at times though. Do you think that I should attempt to clean it... Some WD40 maybe?
I don't know much about the shutter mechanism. But that said it's a mechanism, I'm sure every watchmaker or camera servis would love to take a look and clean it.
@Top Shit Photography thanks for your reply
Whats the format of the glass plate you put into this camera?
I have just tried to expose a plate (on F8) but after 10seconds exposure, 20 secs and 30 secs I am getting nothing at all. What exposure do you use on f8 please?
Well, check if the shutter is working, then repeat amd and extend the times. Oh, those f numbers were totally different value then today's f numbers. If I remember correctly fully open aperture is about f/11
Thanks Borut. It’s a mystery, the shutter (on B as T is dodgy) seems to be opening and closing fine. It’s on f4 on the camera which is f8 as you know but every plate is blank. Chemicals in another camera are fine so it’s got to be the camera. I’m scratching my head. Thanks again for the quick reply.
My dad has several of these in a box.
Can he gift me one? :D
Foto22 won’t even let me shoot one.
It's an old camera , be gentle with it !