I'll be shooting with this same model camera very soon. It's amazing to me that it takes such good pictures for a camera 90+ years old. Mine is near mint condition and still has the original wooden take up reel. Thanks
Sorry for the late reply. They are great fun to use and do produce some good images. I never knew they originally had a wooden reel. Thanks for the comment David
Hello, Just got this exact camera in Montauk LI NY and can't wait to try it out. So many of these box cameras have odd film sizes but not this one. Nice sharp photos for the meniscus lens. Thank you for your very informative video! Phillip
Many thanks Phillip, I love the simplicity of these cameras and they can produce surprising results. I have a few more box cameras which I will be reviewing soon. Regards David
Picked up one today at an antique store for 15$, conveniently I also had 120 film coming in the mail today, can't wait to take some pictures tomorrow with my century old box camera lol
Cool! My boss gave me this old camera and it’s in very fine condition. I’m going to see if I can get some photographs. Very informative video and just what I was looking for. Thank you.
They are great fun to use and can give some surprisingly good results. I'd try a roll of Black & White film first. Thanks for the comment. Good shooting.
I friend gave me one today because he could not open it. Neither did i. Here at home i managed to open it. It looks very good on the in- and outside. There is an empty roll from Gevaert in it Gevaert is from Belgium and is now called Agfa Gevaert. I also jave the brown leather pouch with sling with it. Can i bring such film roles to a photoshop or better do i have to develop them by myself in a darkroom? Regards from the Belgium Ardennes.
Hi, there are film labs in Belgium ( morifilmlab.com ) they will develop the film for you and send you the film back and scans of the negative and if requested prints, although you could print them yourself. If you plan to shoot a lot of Black and White film then it would probably be worth developing at home. To purchase equipment and chemicals to develop B & W film would be around €80 -100. There are lots of videos on how to develop your own film and scanning and printing I would watch a few videos. If you would like any other info please let me know. Regards from Birmingham England
@@thereluctantphotographer thank you for your great tip. I will go after it. I am used to darkrooms and film developing because i made x-ray pictures for 15 years. On real film from Agfa Gevaert. It belongs to the weld inspection job in the non destructive testing (NDT) branch.
I'll be shooting with this same model camera very soon. It's amazing to me that it takes such good pictures for a camera 90+ years old. Mine is near mint condition and still has the original wooden take up reel. Thanks
Sorry for the late reply. They are great fun to use and do produce some good images. I never knew they originally had a wooden reel. Thanks for the comment David
This video was so helpful! I recently found one in my attic! 😄
Thanks, they're great fun to use, get a cheap roll of Black & white film and take some shots. Enjoy
Hello,
Just got this exact camera in Montauk LI NY and can't wait to try it out. So many of these box cameras have odd film sizes but not this one. Nice sharp photos for the meniscus lens. Thank you for your very informative video!
Phillip
Many thanks Phillip, I love the simplicity of these cameras and they can produce surprising results. I have a few more box cameras which I will be reviewing soon. Regards David
Picked up one today at an antique store for 15$, conveniently I also had 120 film coming in the mail today, can't wait to take some pictures tomorrow with my century old box camera lol
Great fun to use and can give surprisingly good results. Enjoy.
So, how was it? Good quality?
@@user-sq5xv6dr1v pretty good actually, images were a little soft and it was hard to keep still without a tripod mount but it made overall good images
Cool! My boss gave me this old camera and it’s in very fine condition. I’m going to see if I can get some photographs. Very informative video and just what I was looking for. Thank you.
They are great fun to use and can give some surprisingly good results. I'd try a roll of Black & White film first. Thanks for the comment. Good shooting.
Very nice. Rodinal is the right developer for this cameras because it is historically correct, this is what they used back in the day. Well done.
Many thanks. Rodinal is one of my favourite developers and as you say one of the oldest and fits well with the camera. More to come soon.
Very helpful
I friend gave me one today because he could not open it. Neither did i. Here at home i managed to open it. It looks very good on the in- and outside. There is an empty roll from Gevaert in it Gevaert is from Belgium and is now called Agfa Gevaert. I also jave the brown leather pouch with sling with it. Can i bring such film roles to a photoshop or better do i have to develop them by myself in a darkroom? Regards from the Belgium Ardennes.
Hi, there are film labs in Belgium ( morifilmlab.com ) they will develop the film for you and send you the film back and scans of the negative and if requested prints, although you could print them yourself. If you plan to shoot a lot of Black and White film then it would probably be worth developing at home. To purchase equipment and chemicals to develop B & W film would be around €80 -100. There are lots of videos on how to develop your own film and scanning and printing I would watch a few videos. If you would like any other info please let me know. Regards from Birmingham England
@@thereluctantphotographer thank you for your great tip. I will go after it. I am used to darkrooms and film developing because i made x-ray pictures for 15 years. On real film from Agfa Gevaert. It belongs to the weld inspection job in the non destructive testing (NDT) branch.
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