Getting to the Shutter Mechanism on a Kodak Vest Pocket Camera Autographic

Hey, in this video you will see how to get to the Ball Bearing Shutter most commonly used on a Kodak Vest Pocket Camera! Hope you like it :)

[@human7656]

Thank you so much for the video. I just got one of these cameras that I want to restore. Thanks to your video I now know how to. Thanks again!!!! ❤

[@peterbryenton]

Helpful detail, thank you.

[@erichartke4331]

Fasinating! Its neat how they haven't changed the method to fastening lenses together all his time! Thank you for posting I just purchased one of these without the autographic feature.

[@winston_artist791]

Yeah, I also have a vest pocket camera without the autographic feature, apart from that its exactly the same :)

[@namesurename-fotografiaana3168]

@@winston_artist791 so U have 1st version

[@MarksPhoto]

Your english is excellent. Better than some of my fellow Americans. Nice video. SOmetimes just a bit of gooey, dried lubricant can mess things up. Carefully cleaning the works with lighter fluid or something like Ballistol (gun cleaner) can help.

[@pandoranbias1622]

I am absolutely fascinated by these early 20th century consumer cameras. Today I think our standards for film cameras are very very high with our super complex Leicas and Hasselblads and we don't really appreciate just how far photographic technology has come from the early days of consumer photography.

[@smnfabulous]

Great video! Exactly what I needed for a project I’m working on with this camera model. Thank you for sharing.

[@namesurename-fotografiaana3168]

Like that old simple cameras : ) They give lots of fun during CLA. I will treat mine in some days so I will make a short movie.

[@curtisclifton5852]

I just picked up a kodak jr no 2 autograph and the shutter is a little sticky, hopefully getting down to this point and cleaning out the mechanisms helps!

[@contradictator7482]

Thank you for this.

[@rooroo3199]

Thanks. I don't understand why these cameras used such a strange mechanism to get to the shutter. It makes it almost impossible to get that part out without specialist equipment and even then it's difficult. Why not just use a screw turn!?

[@no.7893]

I have a similar issue with an old ensign camera although in my case the bulb mode acts the same as the timed mode rather than the other way around. I think the issue is that in a lot of these old simple metal on metal mechanisms the springs can lose tension and when the forces are out of tune they tend to get hung up just by friction. In my case I can fix it simply by leaving the shutter setting jammed between bulb and instant and that fixes the bulb but you may need to tinker. The joys of old technology :)

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

I bought one today, and it was dead. However... After simply unscrewing the back optical group and adding (soaking) aperture blades with some alcohol - it became alive :) Thus, just work it out a bit and add some solvent/ oil. Don't disasemble more than you need

[@maxgrau9083]

Wie groß ist der Abstand der beiden Linsen zu einander ?

[@winston_artist791]

Das kann ich dir leider nicht sagen, tut mir leid. Der ganz genaue Abstand findet sich bestimmt irgendwo im Netz :)

[@maxgrau9083]

@@winston_artist791 Ich habe diese Linse zerlegt, eine neue Blende installiert und einen e mount Adapter über m42 aufgebaut, fotos sind nach 108 Jahren mega geil

[@gtrckt]

​@@maxgrau9083 Sounds interesting. I would be very interested to see the modification and the results.😊