Thanks michr, I just recently found another one that I'm going to paint, I have a few ideas for the color scheme. Re-spooling in the camera will work in one direction but when you go to put it back onto a 620 spool in the proper direction the tail end of the film may not spool on correctly. Since the tail is not attached to the backing paper it will curl away from the pool and get jammed up in the camera. I have done this by hand, you have to keep everything tight and feel for the tail so you can make sure it gets onto the spool correctly. If you don't keep everything tight you will get to the end of the film that's attached to the paper and find that you have some slack.
This is what I do too, if I understand. Just load the film normally, and reclaim the metal spool when I go to develop it. Mine will take a plastic feeder spool, but not a plastic take up.I found respooling a pain. I just wind it on to the 620 spool in the camera and make sure I save the spool when I develop the roll.
I found respooling a pain. I just wind it on to the 620 spool in the camera and make sure I save the spool when I develop the roll.
This is what I do too, if I understand. Just load the film normally, and reclaim the metal spool when I go to develop it. Mine will take a plastic feeder spool, but not a plastic take up.
I don't use mine because of the requirement of 620 film. I know some claim that 120 works fine, but every time I've tried it the camera jams up about halfway through a roll. If I'm going to the trouble to respool onto a 620 reel, I have better cameras to use. The only thing I'd really want to try with the Brownie is reversing the lens, which gives a unique effect.
https://www.lomography.com/magazine...phic-techniques-with-americas-favorite-camera
You can use 120 film HOWEVER YOU MUST USE A 620 TAKE UP SPOOL.This is one of only a small number of cameras that allows one to do this. I never have any problems doing this.
I'll double-check my work, but I believe I was using a 620 spool on the take-up side simply to respool onto 620.
Like I said before, if it has the metal winding knob a 120 spool fits perfect. Kodak realized people were using 120 film in this camera so when the next model came out with the plastic winding knob they added a metal tab that prevents a 120 spool from fitting. All you need to do is bend that tab with a pair of pliers to make it fit. I think I just bent it back and forth a few times until it broke off. I don’t know why they made 120 and 620 to be different films or why they cared if people used 120 or 620 in that camera. Probably a marketing thing between professional and amature film.No need need to respool just put the 120 spool in the supply side and use an empty 620 spool on the take up side. Trying to respool 120 onto 620 spools is a PITA. If I had to so this I would never use the Hawkeye. There is ample room to fir the larger 120 spool.
I believe it was a move so films from other manufacturers, particularly overseas, wouldn't work in Kodak products. I guess if we look at the current state of affairs there is a bit of a lesson from that!I don’t know why they made 120 and 620 to be different films or why they cared if people used 120 or 620 in that camera. Probably a marketing thing between professional and amature film.
No need need to respool just put the 120 spool in the supply side and use an empty 620 spool on the take up side. Trying to respool 120 onto 620 spools is a PITA. If I had to so this I would never use the Hawkeye. There is ample room to fir the larger 120 spool.
I don't use mine because of the requirement of 620 film. I know some claim that 120 works fine, but every time I've tried it the camera jams up about halfway through a roll. If I'm going to the trouble to respool onto a 620 reel, I have better cameras to use. The only thing I'd really want to try with the Brownie is reversing the lens, which gives a unique effect.
https://www.lomography.com/magazine...phic-techniques-with-americas-favorite-camera
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