Monday, March 18, 2013

Brownie Pictures!

Last year at Costume College, a group of us used my c. 1919-1924 Brownie No. 2E camera at the beach and at the Huntington. I finally developed the pictures! I present some of them here without comment--the rest, including the cats, of course, are in the Flickr set!

The camera is incredibly easy to use. This model uses 120 roll film which is still made. Just load it according to the manual, available here online, rest the camera against your stomach, look in the viewfinder, and move the shutter. It's that easy! There are three apertures, and the manual explains when to use them. The main page also has a list of cameras and the film they take. Very useful if you want to use the camera itself!

Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E