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During a recent trip back to my old house, I came across this old Kodak duaflex camera that I had picked up at a yard sale a good 10-15 years ago, and had never really thought about using. I opened it up, and checked it out, and it appears to be in perfect condition. So I picked up some film over at Central Camera, and we wandered around Chicago taking some pictures with it.
Will the photos come out? Who knows, but it was a lot of fun. This camera is just about as simple as one can get: the focus is fixed, there is only two choices of shutter speed: fixed and bulb. Hopefully it takes a nice and sharp picture, but it has definitely made me interested in getting a cheap medium format camera.
it was a birthday present from my husband, and it's such fun to use. I bought the Voigtlander viewfinder to make it complete ( in my eyes anyway ).....
A pair of seemingly forgotten old metal chairs about to be returned to Nature.
Feral Chairs?
... as seen through the Argoflex viewfinder
I got a Rolleiflex tattoo on my right arm. It's about 4x6 in size.
Liz Miller at Relentless Tattoo in Sacramento was the artist.
A favourite toy when we're directing.
There's no better way to feel like Kubrick on set - except directing really, really well.
Viewfinder removed from an old film camera. _Really_ interesting mechanics - it's like a periscope with more magic.
Many notes added to this picture. this is the top with the gear cover and springs installed. the 3 screws on top are what hold this cover on. removed the two springs on the upper left. remember where they go. the one on top is bigger than the other one. no need to remove the small spring on the bottom right. There are 2 screens the fit in the front viewfinder window, and they will probably fall out. Just remember how they are installed
How to make a Viewfinder Magnifier for your Camera
Eventually most of us will end up needing spectacles for reading, the older we get the more our eyesight deteriorates and the day will come when the dioptres on our cameras can no longer be adjusted. About four years ago I was about three + clicks from the end of the dioptre adjustment on my Nikon D7200 and last year I reached the end, the last click went by, and sooner or later I was going to have to purchase a viewfinder magnifier, but which one to get? What if it's no good, what about the expense? Getting a proper Nikon one was out of the question due to the cost. Anyway, it seems that there are two basic types of viewfinder magnifier, ones with adjustable focusing and ones with fixed focusing that simply act in the same way as your spectacles enabling better focusing and slightly magnifying and keeping in focus what you see in your camera's viewfinder. Essentially this basic eyepiece is just a rubber cup with a lens in it. So I set about making one for myself, and it works, in fact it works so well that I made another one as a spare.
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Bronx Zoo, The Bronx
2012
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A beautifully classy coin-operated binocular looking out over the African Plains exhibits near the rear of the Bronx Zoo.
sketchy illustration showing four eye apples receiving light from the right trough different reflecting type viewfinders
Unlatched, swung open to see if the neighbor's cat was waiting to come in. Discovered a lattice work of spider webs.
Zeiss Ikon Ikonette
German 35mm film viewfinder camera, c.1958-60
With the Front Lens removed it is now possible to remove the Speed Dial Retaining Ring (see red arrow).
But first you have to position the Half-Moon Screw (see green arrow) so it does not block it anymore.
Warning !
The Speed Dial Retaining Ring is thin and thus vulnerable so try to remove it with just your fingers or a wooden toothpick.
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WARNING :
This image is intended as a reference for the more experienced camera service man. If you have no experience in camera repair please do yourself a favor and send your camera to a professional service shop. It would be a pity to lose a vintage camera in a failed repair attempt !