Lincoln

I found two rolls of 200 35mm Kodak in a box the other day, and I couldn't remember when I would have shot on them. Since I normally develop my film immediately afterwards. To my surprise this is what I found. At least one of these rolls was shot on an old Iloca Quick-A. The discoloration isn't because of Instagram or post processing but because this film sat on my desk and must have been exposed to heat (which is likely). But who cares, this was a fun find. 

Here are a few select images from the rolls. To view the fully gallery click here. 

Stumbled Upon

Did you every have one of those days when you are looking for something and suddenly you come across something you completely forgotten about? Today that happened to me. I was looking for an old project for a client and stumbled across a few pictures I took this past year and thought, "How is it that I haven't posted these?" 

So without further delay...

Lake Huron

North & Clark, Chicago

Brownie Hawkeye Experiment #1

So recently I picked up a couple of Brownie Hawkeye's with a bag load of old Kodachrome 100 ASA Color film, manufactured in 1984. (I love Kodak and for anyone who has never shot with film and only worked with digital, you are truly living in a deprived world.) The film is long expired, but I thought "why not?" Two cameras, the flash kits, a bunch of bulbs, and a bag of film for $20. Feeds my habit. I've never shot on film this expired - I know you can, but I've just never done it, and the results were surprising. - I hope you enjoy these.

Blue Angels 

Blue Angels

I'm still figuring out how close I can put the camera to my subject. I got a few inches too close on the flower. 

But check out how the film "halos" around the petals.

Flower 1 

Flower 2

I love the saturation in the marsh shot below. The shadows really worked out well. 

Marsh

It seems that the film is so old that the "Kodachrome" and slide number that is on the paper backing has bled onto some of the negatives.

Ellie and me  

Light Leaks

And this is what a light leak looks like.

After trying out my Grandfather's camera the other day I thought I would give my Great Uncle Ray's Jiffy Kodak Series II a try. However, it seems that time was not as kind to this camera. Upon further investigation I discovered the the billows in this camera has deteriorated along the folds. It's too bad really. This is quite a fun camera to play with. At some point if I get ambitious maybe I'll try to see if I can get this replaced. In the meantime I have a nice roll of some funky looking shots. 

A short note on my Great Uncle Ray Middleton. He was my Grandmother's (my father's mother) older brother, who fought and died in Italy during WWII. This camera was giving to my Grandmother, Matilda, before he left.  Though his Kodak hasn't survived as well as I wish it could have, I feel privileged to have it in my collection.    

My Grandfather's Camera

To say that I am excited about this post would be an understatement. I have been wanting to do this for sometime, and today I finally got my first roll of 120mm film back from the developer.

This camera belonged to my Grandfather Don Weber. It's an Agfa Billy Record, and to my knowledge this is the camera he carried with him during World War II. - He was a good photographer and took some really interesting pictures while in Europe. I'll have to scan some of the pictures he took with it and post them sometime.

Call me old school but I enjoy old cameras and trying out old formats, however, this time it was a little different. This was a really special roll for me to shoot as I discovered a connection with my Grandfather; clicking rigged dials, looking through the rudimentary view finder, estimating the focal length.  It was fun to see what it was like for him to take pictures 60 years ago.

 Footnote on location

 Gravestone 

Grain Silo  

 Looking down the rail line

BolexH16 Supreme

This little beauty is a Bolex H16 Supreme. Built in 1955, this 16mm movie camera weighs in at just a little over five pounds with a film capacity of 100ft, (at 24fps that’s 2 minutes and 46 seconds.) Variable frames per second: 8, 16, 24, 32 and 64.

Why is this important? Because she’s all mine! I stumbled across this while poking around one day, thanks to my wife Ellie, who loves to shop at antique stores.

I’m looking forward to giving it a test drive soon. I’ll let you know how it goes.

If you or someone you know and love is needing information on their Bolex camera I found this site extremely useful. http://www.bolexcollector.com/