{"id":367,"date":"2015-02-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/classic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:18:48","slug":"classic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/27\/classic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Camera Revival &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Box Camera Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf-300x300.png\" alt=\"ccr-logo-leaf\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1681\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/audio\/postId\/5510681?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclassiccamerarevival.podbean.com%2Fe%2Fclassic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/audio\/postId\/5510681?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclassiccamerarevival.podbean.com%2Fe%2Fclassic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness%2F\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many people like to &#8216;think outside the box&#8217; but here we are thinking inside the box and we&#8217;re looking at Box Cameras this episode! Box cameras trace themselves back all the way to the original Kodak Camera in the late 19th century, this 100 shot pre-loaded camera would be sold, then once you&#8217;ve taken your 100 photos returning it to Rochester, and then returned with another 100 shots loaded and the 100 shots printed for your enjoyment! While we don&#8217;t have anything quite so old this time around, there are some great cameras on the table for the episode!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cameras<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Following cameras were discussed on the episode:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownie-camera.com\/27.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash<\/em><\/a> &#8211; This 1950 Bakelite 620 camera is great today for some very soft, dreamy &#8216;fifties&#8217; look in your images. Below are some examples from Ottawa, the national capital of Canada on Ilford Pan F+! For extra fun flip the single element lens for even stranger results! There&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qKiGF0czz3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a great video on YouTube<\/a> that walks you through flipping the lens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Kodak_Brownie_Hawkeye_Flash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Kodak_Brownie_Hawkeye_Flash.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak_Brownie_Hawkeye_Flash\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON by Alex Luyckx, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/15657620119\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8583\/15657620119_4877008bec_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON by Alex Luyckx, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/15656113138\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7463\/15656113138_d0ae3a47a0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON by Alex Luyckx, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/15221369234\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7525\/15221369234_a60cfa9640_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Hawkeye Flash Test - Ottawa, ON\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Ansco_Shur_Shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agfa-Ansco ShurShot<\/a><\/em> &#8211; This spiffy little cardboard and leatherette camera is the oldest camera on the podcast, and has a great single element lens and can produce sharp images. Even has separate viewfinders for landscape and portrait orientation.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Agfa Shurshot B-2 Box Camera by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/7206988108\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7230\/7206988108_95ebd8612c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Agfa Shurshot B-2 Box Camera\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Like A Storybook by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/15476630057\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7539\/15476630057_37a468842d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Like A Storybook\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Frozen Log Benches by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/14475010772\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2922\/14475010772_ac87157310_b.jpg\" alt=\"Frozen Log Benches\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Box Powerlines by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/9588567513\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7287\/9588567513_fd528a1c8b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Box Powerlines\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownie-camera.com\/15.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Bullseye<\/a><\/em> &#8211; another 1950 Bakelite 620 camera that&#8217;s a bit more advanced that the Brownie Hawkeye Flash, with fully adjustable focus! The lens provides that great dreamy 50s look to boot!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Kodak Brownie Bullseye - What I used For RIAD07122012 - Camera #2 by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/7575226880\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8010\/7575226880_9af94faa7f_b.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Brownie Bullseye - What I used For RIAD07122012 - Camera #2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Old Park Bench by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/6796830420\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7192\/6796830420_840d5d1972_b.jpg\" alt=\"Old Park Bench\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Incomplete Bench - 620 Day by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/7445071104\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7273\/7445071104_408aeed5ae_b.jpg\" alt=\"Incomplete Bench - 620 Day\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Powerlines - 620 Day by Mike, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/7445089552\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8008\/7445089552_6b0341c8b2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Powerlines - 620 Day\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now many cameras we mentioned this episode use 620 film which you cannot get new, or can you? It&#8217;s no secret that 620 film is just 120 film on a different spool and that for many years people have been having to roll 120 film onto 620 spools that they scavenged from non-working cameras. But our friends over at the Film Photography Project has managed to get brand new 620 spools made using mold-injected plastic. You can get these new reels just <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/store\/620-1-620-film-spool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on their own as a single<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/store\/620-4-620-film-spools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a pack of four<\/a> if you do your own respooling or need a take up spool.\u00a0Or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/store\/film\/620-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy fresh film rolled by hand by Michael Raso onto 620 spools<\/a>! These spools were fully tested by Chuck Baker over at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownie-camera.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brownie Camera page<\/a> and gets an A+ from him!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Darkroom<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the last episode we discussed the equipment needed to get home film developing going. So keeping in that theme, we bring out what you need to get traditional Black &amp; White printing at home.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A light-tight space, or a space that can be made light-tight (even if only during certain hours of the day<\/li>\n<li>Safe Light &#8211; so you can see where you&#8217;re going in the darkroom<\/li>\n<li>Electricity and water source &#8211; doesn&#8217;t need to be running water<\/li>\n<li>Enlarger &#8211; the big piece you need, but you can get them on the cheap or even free these days!<\/li>\n<li>Trays &#8211; at least three, for developing the prints in<\/li>\n<li>Measuring Cups &#8211; To measure out the chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Tongs &#8211; again at least three for safely moving the paper between the trays<\/li>\n<li>Chemistry &#8211; developer, stop, and fix. You can also have Hypoclear and Toner<\/li>\n<li>Drying Rack &#8211; for the prints dry<\/li>\n<li>Paper &#8211; Silver\/Traditional Paper, Ilford MGIV is a good one to start with<\/li>\n<li>Paper Safe &#8211; a light tight-box to keep the paper out of the light when not being used<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11004205_789509547311_803045269_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11004205_789509547311_803045269_n.jpg\" alt=\"11004205_789509547311_803045269_n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAny space can be turned into the Darkroom, this one was formerly a storage closet that Alex and James MacFarlane converted into a decent sized darkroom in which two people can easily work.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a place to get all this equipment, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/burlingtoncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Camera<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downtown Camera<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmplus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Plus<\/a> if you&#8217;re in the GTA region of Ontario, if you&#8217;re on the West Coast (British Columbia) check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beauphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beau Photo Supply<\/a>. Special thanks to Stephen Ryde for letting us know about Beau Photo and for the awesome note! Additionally you can order online at the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Photography Project<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylephoto.biz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freestyle Photographic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people like to &#8216;think outside the box&#8217; but here we are thinking inside the box and we&#8217;re looking at Box Cameras this episode! Box cameras trace themselves back all the way to the original Kodak Camera in the late 19th century, this 100 shot pre-loaded camera would be sold, then once you&#8217;ve taken your 100 photos returning it to Rochester, and then returned with another 100 shots loaded and the 100 shots printed for your enjoyment! While we don&#8217;t have anything quite so old this time around, there are some great cameras on the table for the episode! The Cameras The Following cameras were<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/27\/classic-camera-revival-episode-2-box-camera-madness\/\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[35,34,36],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2759,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367\/revisions\/2759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}