Kodak Brownie Hawkeye film source?

[Robert Brummitt]

I bought a friend in Monterey, Calif a Brownie Hankeye as a treat. Now what kind of film does it use and is there a source where she can buy it locally?
She likes the soft feel of the lens. Any suggestions would be great! Oh and she is a B&W photographer.
Thanks!
R

 

[photomem]

The camera uses 620 film, which is not made anymore. But, if you can source an empty 620 spool, it can be used for the takeup and 120 can be used for the feed. Just make sure that you get the spool back if the film goes to a lab. Alternately, 120 spoils can be filed down to fit, though this is not as reliable since the spindle the spool goes on is smaller than the hole in a 120 spool.

I have three of these myself and love them.

 

[bdial]

620 is available, just expensive compared to 120 which is the same size, except for the spool. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/110-127-620-828/ci/336/N/4294540487

There is lots of information here and on the web in general on ways to deal with 620. As Photomem said, the easiest, if it works in that camera, is to feed from a 120 roll onto the 620 spool, which should already be in the camera.

Since you are in Portland, it might be worth a visit to Blue Moon Camera

 

[Robert Brummitt]

Well the camera has an original 620 spool. I remember seeing it. That's step one. I will call or write my friend down south and let her know what you both had share. That's Step two.
I don't wish to buy film for her so Blue moon is out. I will give her their phone number and go from there. I figure though that she will use 120 film and process her film herself.
I told her that I want a print or two from her first adventures with the camera. Which was in pristine shape. The original owner used the camera a few times then packed it away. The damn thing had its original box, instructions and flash attachment. Boy I alsmost didn't want to send it.

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

I, too, own a pristine Brownie Hawkeye and simply love it. So here's another small hint that may be of some assistance, depending on how early a model Hawkeye she received.

To make my 120 feeder side reels a better fit, I purchased from a general hardware store a dozen or so miniature nylon flanged bushings. The outide diameter of these slip perfectly into the standard 120 reel center hole without any slop at all. And the inside diameter is likewise a perfect fit for the 620 reel-holding buttons (bumps?) inside the camera. The result is a nice, snug, and perfecty centered rotation for the 120 supply reels.

The bushings only cost a few cents each, so I keep a film canister of them handy for loading. While reusable, I do lose a few now and then.

Ken