I wouldn't think a company would make a useless camera. I would imagine that had many parameters for designing a camera. These include film available for the camera and has to be priced so people could afford one along with ease of use.
Same here and TS doesn't even own this lovely worn out lady; and still has his verdict ready ?! Thsss or even Tsk-tsk!So whats wrong with the camera? Looks fine to me.You can get spool adapters to use 120 film, although would be good to use 616 film. Picture doesnt care what the camera looks like.
This could pretty well sum up the discussionI come across useless people much more often than I come across cameras.
WoW! Those are some “in your face” colors! I think I like the natural look of the Bakelite polished up with some auto body polish myself. I do love the image of your pup through that flipped lens though!There's plenty of medium format toy cameras like that, they can be a lot of fun to use. My favorite is the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, especially with the lens flipped.
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Painted Red and Yellow by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr
Riley Closeup by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr
Thanks Stan, I have several of them that I have painted different colors. I spray paint them and finish it with a clear coat. All the painted ones have flipped lenses. I have a really nice unpainted one that doesn’t have a flipped lens. I wanted that one to look like a box of Kodak film. The photo of my dog was a combination of flipped lens and a closeup filter.WoW! Those are some “in your face” colors! I think I like the natural look of the Bakelite polished up with some auto body polish myself. I do love the image of your pup through that flipped lens though!
Stan
I'm going to vote for the Kodak Disc cameras as most useless. Though my Apple Quicktake digital camera is also pretty high up there. It's a bit of a pain getting those gorgeous 0.3 megapixel photos off of it and recognized by a modern computer.
I'm going to vote for the Kodak Disc cameras as most useless.
Most useless?
Box cameras like the clipper actually, within their limitations, did a great job, and nobody was ever afraid to use them.
Disc and APS cameras....purely because there is no film available for them and never will be again due to the complexity of the formats.
You call them useless due to the lack of film, today. The OP though called his sample useless right away. So we got a split discussion: a camera being useless today and cameras being useless in their days by being low grade.
View attachment 232535 There a Ton of great vintage Cameras out there are a few not even worth considering using today. Here’s a piece of junk only made worse by wanting 616 film, The Ansco Clipper. (Any More? ;-). Ps I don’t own this POS I took image off net
Oh My Goodness!!! ... , the original question is misunderstood.
Very nice picture. I have a Argus seventy five that I flipped the lense on.There's plenty of medium format toy cameras like that, they can be a lot of fun to use. My favorite is the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, especially with the lens flipped.
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Painted Red and Yellow by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr
Riley Closeup by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr
To call the Clipper a POS is to ignore its historical context.
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