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June 24, 2011 By cydlee61 Leave a Comment

Fab Find Friday: Brownie Hawkeye

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Today, I was cleaning in preparation for my daughter’s birthday party – and well, because spring cleaning is long overdue.  So, I’m up on a stepladder doing the really high shelves of collectibles and such that don’t get done frequently.  As I was up there, I realized that while I was pulling down some of my favourite finds to clean them anyway, I should photograph them and begin sharing these with all of you during Fab Find Fridays. 

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So, for this installment, I am sharing with you my Brownie Hawkeye Camera.  These cameras were manufactured from 1949 through 1961.  The body is made of moulded Bakelite and its features include a viewfinder, rotary shutter, and a Meniscus single element lens that focussed from 5 feet to infinity.  The lens aperture is about f/22 and the shutter speed is between 1/30 and 1/60 of a second, depending on the model.  Mine, as you can see, includes flash.  The basic Brownie Hawkeye sold for $5.50 and the flash model like mine sold for $7.00.  I guess I found another great bargain when I got mine because I actually bought this back about 5 years ago along with a second one (which my ex now has) for $12 for the pair of them. 

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Mine has the little protective plastic piece over the flash and came with a manual.  Apparently, the standard going rate for these cameras nowadays is about $15-20 (they are quite plentiful on Ebay and in flea markets and so on).  The cameras were made to take 620 film (which has now been discontinued) and take 6 by 6 cm photographs.  This is another reason for the low price of the camera as many collectors don’t want one that cannot be used anymore.  (Note: there are online dealers who sell unopened packs of the 620 film but it is a bit on the pricey side). 

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Taken with a Brownie Hawkeye Flash, frankie m, flickr

However, I have found several websites in which instructions are given for using 120 film in these cameras, which is readily available.  I haven’t given it a try yet – I really bought the camera because I thought it was wonderful as a piece of art and a conversation piece but after seeing some of the photographs that people have taken with these, I’m thinking of giving it a go. 

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Taken with a Brownie Hawkeye Flash, remediate that, flickr

Some great additional information and examples of photographs taken by a Brownie Hawkeye Flash

http://kurtmunger.com/kodak_brownie_hawkeyeid149.html

http://www.flickr.com/groups/browniehawkeyeflash/

http://www.inficad.com/~gstewart/respool.htm

http://www.davidrichert.com/brownie_hawkeye.htm

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