Box Cameras

blockend · Jan 1, 2018

AgX said:
I know, I even hinted at that. But this still is not contrary to what I said about the spread of these cameras.

If you look at Wikipedia's film format page, and drop down to "roll film cross-reference table", it shows different company's designation for the same spool size. If that isn't what you mean I can't help.

AgX · Jan 1, 2018

I said that I assume type 116 cameras were not marketed in Germany. That does not exclude that the respective films were marketed abroad, even by german manufacturers.

blockend · Jan 1, 2018

AgX said:
I said that I assume type 116 cameras were not marketed in Germany. That does not exclude that the respective films were marketed abroad, even by german manufacturers.

Camera export markets pre-WW2 are not my specialism I'm afraid.

baachitraka · Jan 2, 2018

http://www.forgottencharm.com/tag/roy-rogers-camera/

baachitraka · Jan 6, 2018

Picked a baby box Tengor, later model for another €19. I know the film cost more than the camera but its kind of nice to see them in internet.

choiliefan · Jan 6, 2018

Is tour later model Baby the one with the focus-able lens?
I love Box Tengors and have five of them: A 127 Baby, one 6X4.5, two 6X9 and an unusual 116 equivalent model 54/15. Apparently there were a couple more sizes or models available but have yet to find any of them in the wild.

baachitraka · Jan 6, 2018

It's without focus knob :-( but with hexagon front. I would love to own a 6x4.5 and it is not easy to recognize in e-bay.

Does the baby box with focus, comes with a Novar lens??

baachitraka · Jan 6, 2018

Does 6x4.5 takes 120 film?

baachitraka · Jan 6, 2018

choiliefan said:
Is tour later model Baby the one with the focus-able lens?
I love Box Tengors and have five of them: A 127 Baby, one 6X4.5, two 6X9 and an unusual 116 equivalent model 54/15. Apparently there were a couple more sizes or models available but have yet to find any of them in the wild.

You have them all here...

https://www.ebay.de/itm/122884256419?ul_noapp=true

Sirius Glass · Jan 6, 2018

baachitraka said:
Does 6x4.5 takes 120 film?

645 is taken on 120 film.

baachitraka · Jan 7, 2018

Picked up the Tengor 54 (6x4.5) for €5.

choiliefan · Jan 8, 2018

As shown in the big ebay lot, the focusing baby has a helical on the lens. Your Tengor collection is growing nicely!

baachitraka · Jan 8, 2018

127 film is kind of expensive (>€12 ). 6x4.5 was advertised as 6x9 and upon closer look its is indeed 6x4.5.
I am interested in imperfect lenses. Diana (old) is my first choice. Also looking for plate cameras with not so modern lenses.

Another convolute: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Konvolut-Ze...379358?hash=item44145c739e:g:hqEAAOSwbP1aUHdB

choiliefan · Jan 9, 2018

In a pinch you can always wind some 35mm film onto the 127 spool, cover the red window and guestimate how many turns of the advance knob and shoot away. I've done this a few times in an ancient baby Rollei which came to me with an adapter set for 828 film. This set includes a thin sheet metal mask which supports the 35mm film flat at the focal plane. If don't mind exposed sprockets and a bit of curl along the edges 35mm in a baby box camera is oodles of F.U.N.

baachitraka · Jan 10, 2018

Baby box has arrived. I did not expect it will be that beautiful. I wish 127 see some sort of revival sooner...

baachitraka · Jan 11, 2018

Any owners of Unette or Bobette here.

baachitraka · Jan 12, 2018

http://www.breutel.de/kameras.html

AgX · Jan 12, 2018

That is a listing not specifically on box cameras.

choiliefan · Jan 12, 2018

He's on a roll...

baachitraka · Jan 12, 2018

AgX said:
That is a listing not specifically on box cameras.

Excuse me Sir. Please scroll to 'Teil 4 - Box Kameras'

baachitraka · Jan 12, 2018

choiliefan said:
He's on a roll...

Last evening when I was trying to dig deeper into box cameras I stumbled upon Ising Pucky I (a box camera with primitive twin-lens) and began to read bit more about Pucky and accidently got to know about breutel.de

Also interesting to know that some plate cameras can focus from 1m. Wish they go < 1m ;-) without bellow extension.

baachitraka · Jan 13, 2018

Received 6x4.5. Cleaned it but one of mirror is suffering from de-silvering but usable.

I presume replacement is hard to find...

baachitraka · Jan 20, 2018

Another baby for less than 20.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lgUAAOSw9mpaHFlS/s-l1600.jpg

John Koehrer · Jan 24, 2018

If you don't mind cutting glass front silvered mirrors aren't that expensive.

Gimenosaiz · Feb 11, 2018

Hello!!

I'm the lucky owner of a mint Box Tengor 54/2.
My sister gave it to me last week and I couldn't help shooting my first roll
I'm very happy with this little old lady!

I've read Michael Kenna's interview. Using his words about the Holga, I feel the same with this Tengor (and my Holga, hehe):
"The Holga is really very whimsical, instant, unpredictable piece of equipment. " I don't think that the Tengor was so unpredictible, but I really find it instant and whimsical!!! And the feeling of using something really old that works as it was supposed to work 80 year ago is GREAT!

Fomapan 200@125 : Rodinal 1+50 (10 minutes)
I made a mistake during the development. I confused the stop bath bottle with the fixer bath bottle ... Uuups! I guess that all that small black spots in the negative are a product of that mistake :-(

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8. The viewfinder (landscape orientation)

You can find here the link to Michael Kenna's interview:
https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/michael-kenna-holga-interview.157288/

Kind regards!
Antonio

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