Wow, what an amazing site!

   Jules

....................

--- In browniecamera@yahoogroups.com, "kypfer" <kypfer@h...> wrote:
> Check my site http://www.toptown.com/nowhere/kypfer/f_index.htm for
> details on the two different types of Starlet, you'll find them
under
> Brownie Cameras (where else ;-)
>
> The "US-type" Starlet was also manufactured in France and re-
appeared
> for a short time in Brazil as the "Kodak Rio 400"
>
> --- In browniecamera@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Feist <bfeist@f...>
wrote:
> > pmpddytim2 wrote:
> >
> > >I recently came across a Brownie starlet camera. When I went to
> find
> > >information about this camera on the internet I became confused.
> The
> > >camera I keep finding labled as a Brownie starlet on the
internet
> > >looks nothing like the model I have. The pictured I found on-
line
> > >that does look like mine says its a Brownie 127 but mine has
some
> > >minor differences.(I'v posted this picture in the photos section
> > >under starlet, mine looks like the one on the left.) Mine
> > >says "Brownie Starlet Camera" on the front instead of "Brownie
127
> > >camera" and it also has Kodak in a red circle instead of a red
> > >rectangle. I dont know much about cameras so this is probably a
> > >really dumb but I was just wondering what was up with this.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I believe that there were two dissimilar versions of the Starlet -
-
> one
> > made in the USA and the other in Great Britain.  That would cover
> the
> > "looks nothing like the model I have" difference.  As for the
minor
> > differences... it's common for cosmetic changes to be made to a
> camera
> > through its production run.
> >
> > Here's mine:
> > http://www.flock.org/cameras/model.php?
> modelid=210&modelname=Brownie%20Starlet&manufacturer=Eastman%
20Kodak
> > .  It looks a lot like yours, although perhaps dustier.
> >
> > Bruce Feist
> > http://www.flock.org/cameras/index.php

Hi!  I just joined today after my brother in-law urged me to find out
more about the Brownie Camera I have.

I didn't much about this camera until my brother in-law (who is a
photographer part time) saw it and got really excited.

Was he right?  Are these cameras worth money?

I am only interested in the worth of the camera.  I don't plan to
sell unless it's worth my wild!

Thanks for any responses I may get!

I will talk to you all soon!

shawnchefwoody wrote:

>my brother in-law urged me to find out
>more about the Brownie Camera I have.
>
>I didn't much about this camera until my brother in-law (who is a
>photographer part time) saw it and got really excited.
>
>Was he right?  Are these cameras worth money?
>
>

Probably not, but you didn't give enough information for us to judge.
There were many models of Brownie, and few of them are worth a
significant amount.  If you give a model name, we can do better.  Or,
check on EBay for completed auctions of your type of camera, and find
out how much it's worth that way.

Bruce Feist

Greetings,

I just "inherited" a Brownie 500 movie projector which is in mint
condition. It's been a joy watching 40 year old 8 mm tapes of my
elder family members - until the lamp blew this evening. Does anyone
know of a online store which offers replacement lamps for these old
models? Any suggestions or advice from anyone previously in this
situation?

thanks in advance!

Debra
montreal, canada

Snail mail letter just in ... anyone interested?  Not sure what
camera he is referring to, but I don't have time to call him....

Mr. Jost,

I have a Kodak 35 mm camera with all of it's original accessories and
leather carrying case.  It was purchased in 1959 and it has a wind-up
generator which powers the flash attachment.  I might be interested
in selling it.  I can be reached at:

Dennis Davis
6025 Well Spring Road
McAllen, TX 78504
956-631-4689

Sincerely, Dennis Davis

Jeff Jost wrote:

>Snail mail letter just in ... anyone interested?  Not sure what
>camera he is referring to, but I don't have time to call him....
>
>Mr. Jost,
>
>I have a Kodak 35 mm camera with all of it's original accessories and
>leather carrying case.  It was purchased in 1959 and it has a wind-up
>generator which powers the flash attachment.  I might be interested
>in selling it.  I can be reached at:
>
>Dennis Davis
>6025 Well Spring Road
>McAllen, TX 78504
>956-631-4689
>
>Sincerely, Dennis Davis
>
>
>
I believe I have, or at least used to have, the flash attachment he's
describing. I haven't seen it for about 30 years, unfortunately; it was
a favorite piece of oddball equipment of mine. It's a flashgun that has
a red wheel on it, which you turn to charge its internal capacitor
enough to ignite a flashbulb (AG-1 size, if I remember correctly) when
you take a photo.  It used the typical Kodak screw/prong flash mount.  I
thought it was a particularly ingenious piece of equipment.

Bruce Feist

I've seen a couple of these flashguns on eBay, called a "Generator"
if I remember correctly. A really nice idea for occaisional use, no
worrying about batteries going flat :-)



--- In browniecamera@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Feist <bfeist@f...> wrote:
> Jeff Jost wrote:
>
> >Snail mail letter just in ... anyone interested?  Not sure what
> >camera he is referring to, but I don't have time to call him....
> >
> >Mr. Jost,
> >
> >I have a Kodak 35 mm camera with all of it's original accessories
and
> >leather carrying case.  It was purchased in 1959 and it has a wind-
up
> >generator which powers the flash attachment.  I might be
interested
> >in selling it.  I can be reached at:
> >
> >Dennis Davis
> >6025 Well Spring Road
> >McAllen, TX 78504
> >956-631-4689
> >
> >Sincerely, Dennis Davis
> >
> >
> >
> I believe I have, or at least used to have, the flash attachment
he's
> describing. I haven't seen it for about 30 years, unfortunately; it
was
> a favorite piece of oddball equipment of mine. It's a flashgun that
has
> a red wheel on it, which you turn to charge its internal capacitor
> enough to ignite a flashbulb (AG-1 size, if I remember correctly)
when
> you take a photo.  It used the typical Kodak screw/prong flash
mount.  I
> thought it was a particularly ingenious piece of equipment.
>
> Bruce Feist

Hello, just today I found my dad's old Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash
Camera. I was interested in trying to use this camera, to see if it
still works and such. He told me it takes 127 film. First of all, is
that correct? Most importantly though, where would I be able to
purchase this kind of film? Thanks, Emily.

emily wrote:

>Hello, just today I found my dad's old Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash
>Camera. I was interested in trying to use this camera, to see if it
>still works and such. He told me it takes 127 film. First of all, is
>that correct? Most importantly though, where would I be able to
>purchase this kind of film? Thanks, Emily.
>
>

Yes, it uses 127 film, and it probably works.  127 film has been
discontinued by most film manufacturers, though.  However, it is still
available if you know where to look.

B&H Photo in New York has it at
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=search&Q=&b=929&a=0&a=0&Submit\
.x=32&Submit.y=14&Submit=Go&shs=&ci=336&pn=1
.
Frugal Photographer in Canada has it at
http://www.frugalphotographer.com/cat02.htm .  Good prices!

I think that either of the above can process the film; your neighborhood
photo store or pharmacy probably can't.  Another company that can
process and print 127 film is Rocky Mountain Film at
http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/still.htm.

Good luck!

Bruce Feist

Jim,

 

You have discovered what so many people did not realize. I hear all the time. I had a Brownie when I was a kid, do you have one of those. Little do they know that Brownie was an oft used name at Kodak from February 1900 forward.

 

Your camera as the front shows is the  Brownie Six-20 a Trapazoid-shaped  Metal Box Camera manufactured from 1938-1942. (Information from James McKeown's Book "Price Guide To Antique and Classic Cameras").

 

Mr. McKeown give your camera a "Book Value" of $8 - $15. They can usually be found for about $5 or less at flea markets etc.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Doug Wilcox
http://www.pbase.com/dougwilcox (My PBase Pictures Page)
http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/pictures.html (My picture pages)

 

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My email address is:
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Martinsville, Virginia

----- Original Message -----

From: jim from surrey

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 9:23 AM

Subject: [browniecamera] Help identifying a Brownie please (photo attached)

Hello everyone,

 

i've just joined the group as i've been trying to identify a brownie, and didnt realise just how many models there are!!!

 

The one i have is not folding and it is not a box type, it is a nice shape, sort of "tapered" at the front, and has a leather carrying handle at the top which is attatched to a square tube running along the top that is for the viewfinder.

 

I have attached a small photo of this camera so if anyone can tell me anything about this model i would be very grateful!

 

Ideally i'd like to know when it might have been made, is it a rare or collectable one and maybe an idea of its value and whether i should sell it now, or continue to hold onto it!

 

Thanks in advance

 

Jim

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jim from surrey wrote:

> I have attached a small photo of this camera so if anyone can tell me
> anything about this model i would be very grateful!

A good source for such things is
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13.pdf .

The lens is obscuring the full name of your camera in your photo.  Is it
a "Six-20 Brownie Special"?  If so the above reports that your camera
was made in 1938-1942, used type 620 film (no surprise there!), and
originally cost $4.00 US.

>
> Ideally i'd like to know when it might have been made, is it a rare or
> collectable one and maybe an idea of its value and whether i should
> sell it now, or continue to hold onto it!

It is a very common camera, worth its weight in land fill, I'm sorry to
say!   A good way to check the value of old cameras in general is to
look at completed auctions on EBay.  I see only one completed such
auction at the moment; it sold for $4.55 US, which I believe is about 3
pounds.

>
> Thanks in advance

You're welcome.

Bruce Feist

Hi All,

On a lark, I purchased the subject camera from a antique shop.  It
had film in it and so I took the remaining 3 pictures.  However, I
can't seem to open the camera to get the film out.  I think one must
need to release the back cover by pulling on something... perhaps
the front handle mount.  It is knurled and spring loaded.  In any
event, I doesn't want to open.

Anyone out there know the right way to open one of these... before I
take a screwdriver to it?

Thanks.  :-)

jim from surrey wrote:

> I have attached a small photo of this camera so if anyone can tell me
> anything about this model i would be very grateful!

A good source for such things is
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13.pdf .

The lens is obscuring the full name of your camera in your photo.  Is it
a "Six-20 Brownie Special"?  If so the above reports that your camera
was made in 1938-1942, used type 620 film (no surprise there!), and
originally cost $4.00 US.

> 
> Ideally i'd like to know when it might have been made, is it a rare or
> collectable one and maybe an idea of its value and whether i should
> sell it now, or continue to hold onto it!

It is a very common camera, worth its weight in land fill, I'm sorry to
say!   A good way to check the value of old cameras in general is to
look at completed auctions on EBay.  I see only one completed such
auction at the moment; it sold for $4.55 US, which I believe is about 3
pounds.

> 
> Thanks in advance

You're welcome.

Bruce Feist






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whbillwehrmacher wrote:

>On a lark, I purchased the subject camera from a antique shop.  It
>had film in it and so I took the remaining 3 pictures.  However, I
>can't seem to open the camera to get the film out.  I think one must
>need to release the back cover by pulling on something... perhaps
>the front handle mount.  It is knurled and spring loaded.  In any
>event, I doesn't want to open.
>
>Anyone out there know the right way to open one of these... before I
>take a screwdriver to it?
>
>

Three steps:

1)  Pull the film wind knob out.   It's not spring-loaded, and will stay
in the out position after you let go.
2)  Pull up on the spring-loaded front handle mount you describe.  Keep
holding it while you...
3)  Open the camera.

Bruce Feist

Hi All again,

Well, it is amazing what one can find if one just looks.  I found
the Brownie manual group and hey presto... I am in business.

Thanks for your thoughts of you had some.  :-)

Bill

--- In browniecamera@yahoogroups.com, "whbillwehrmacher"
<whbillwehrmacher@y...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> On a lark, I purchased the subject camera from a antique shop.  It
> had film in it and so I took the remaining 3 pictures.  However, I
> can't seem to open the camera to get the film out.  I think one
must
> need to release the back cover by pulling on something... perhaps
> the front handle mount.  It is knurled and spring loaded.  In any
> event, I doesn't want to open.
>
> Anyone out there know the right way to open one of these... before
I
> take a screwdriver to it?
>
> Thanks.  :-)

I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
the charm!

This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
that means you only get 8 frames per roll.

I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
owner of the restaurant in question says he is
interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
professional" with a Brownie.

I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
approximate date of manufacture???

Mike

Michael Turner wrote:

>I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
>thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
>box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
>Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
>approximate date of manufacture???
>
>

According to
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13.shtml,
it was made from 1946 to 1952.

Bruce Feist

Michael,

I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my favorites. 
The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.

This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial mail
order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that the labs I
deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot some of
my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.

Thanks,
James

>
> From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
> Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
> To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
> year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
> of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
> the charm!
>
> This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
> it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
> huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
> size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
> that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>
> I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
> owner of the restaurant in question says he is
> interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
> display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
> accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
> professional" with a Brownie.
>
> I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
> thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
> box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
> Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
> approximate date of manufacture???
>
> Mike
>
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: James M. Surprenant

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:09 AM

Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty

Michael,

I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my favorites.  The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.

This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial mail order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot some of my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.

Thanks,
James

>
> From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
> Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
> To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
> year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
> of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
> the charm!
>
> This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
> it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
> huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
> size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
> that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>
> I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
> owner of the restaurant in question says he is
> interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
> display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
> accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
> professional" with a Brownie.
>
> I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
> thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
> box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
> Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
> approximate date of manufacture???
>
> Mike
>
>
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Thanks Doug,

I popped them off an email inquiring.  I of course, mentioned that you
recommended them.

Cheers,
James

>
> From: "Doug Wilcox" <cdwilcox@...>
> Date: 2003/09/15 Mon AM 10:27:06 EDT
> To: <browniecamera@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> James,
>
> Here is the lab that I send any 120 or 620 I shoot. They will do just about
> anything you need. Billy use to cut up 120 film and shoot it in plate
> cameras and take it to them in a dark envelope. They are about 60 miles from
> me but they do a large mail order business also or you can scan the
> negatives and send them the digital files.
>
> I mostly need them for digital today and their prices are just pennies over
> WalMart 1 hour prices for that.
>
> http://www.mastercolorlabs.com/
>
> Doug Wilcox
> My PBase Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/dougwilcox
> http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/pictures.html (My picture pages)
>
> C. Douglas (Doug)  Wilcox
> Please check out my Homepage at:
> http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/
> My email address is:
> cdwilcox@...
> Owner and Operator of DYNO TEES T-Shirt Shop
> Martinsville, Virginia
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: James M. Surprenant
>   To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:09 AM
>   Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
>
>   Michael,
>
>   I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my
> favorites.  The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.
>
>   This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial
> mail order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that
> the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.
>
>   Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot
> some of my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.
>
>   Thanks,
>   James
>
>   >
>   > From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
>   > Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
>   > To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>   >
>   > I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
>   > year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
>   > of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
>   > the charm!
>   >
>   > This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
>   > it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
>   > huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
>   > size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
>   > that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>   >
>   > I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
>   > owner of the restaurant in question says he is
>   > interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
>   > display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
>   > accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
>   > professional" with a Brownie.
>   >
>   > I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
>   > thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
>   > box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
>   > Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
>   > approximate date of manufacture???
>   >
>   > Mike
>   >
>   >
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----- Original Message -----

From: James M. Surprenant

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:09 AM

Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty

Michael,

I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my favorites.  The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.

This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial mail order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot some of my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.

Thanks,
James

>
> From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
> Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
> To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
> year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
> of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
> the charm!
>
> This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
> it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
> huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
> size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
> that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>
> I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
> owner of the restaurant in question says he is
> interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
> display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
> accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
> professional" with a Brownie.
>
> I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
> thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
> box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
> Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
> approximate date of manufacture???
>
> Mike
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: James M. Surprenant

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:37 AM

Subject: Re: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty

Thanks Doug,

I popped them off an email inquiring.  I of course, mentioned that you recommended them.

Cheers,
James

>
> From: "Doug Wilcox" <cdwilcox@...>
> Date: 2003/09/15 Mon AM 10:27:06 EDT
> To: <browniecamera@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> James,
>
> Here is the lab that I send any 120 or 620 I shoot. They will do just about
> anything you need. Billy use to cut up 120 film and shoot it in plate
> cameras and take it to them in a dark envelope. They are about 60 miles from
> me but they do a large mail order business also or you can scan the
> negatives and send them the digital files.
>
> I mostly need them for digital today and their prices are just pennies over
> WalMart 1 hour prices for that.
>
> http://www.mastercolorlabs.com/
>
> Doug Wilcox
> My PBase Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/dougwilcox
> http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/pictures.html (My picture pages)
>
> C. Douglas (Doug)  Wilcox
> Please check out my Homepage at:
> http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/
> My email address is:
> cdwilcox@...
> Owner and Operator of DYNO TEES T-Shirt Shop
> Martinsville, Virginia
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: James M. Surprenant
>   To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:09 AM
>   Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
>
>   Michael,
>
>   I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my
> favorites.  The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.
>
>   This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial
> mail order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that
> the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.
>
>   Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot
> some of my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.
>
>   Thanks,
>   James
>
>   >
>   > From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
>   > Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
>   > To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>   >
>   > I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
>   > year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
>   > of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
>   > the charm!
>   >
>   > This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
>   > it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
>   > huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
>   > size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
>   > that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>   >
>   > I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
>   > owner of the restaurant in question says he is
>   > interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
>   > display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
>   > accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
>   > professional" with a Brownie.
>   >
>   > I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
>   > thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
>   > box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
>   > Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
>   > approximate date of manufacture???
>   >
>   > Mike
>   >
>   >
>   >
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James,

 

Here is the lab that I send any 120 or 620 I shoot. They will do just about anything you need. Billy use to cut up 120 film and shoot it in plate cameras and take it to them in a dark envelope. They are about 60 miles from me but they do a large mail order business also or you can scan the negatives and send them the digital files.

 

I mostly need them for digital today and their prices are just pennies over WalMart 1 hour prices for that.

 

http://www.mastercolorlabs.com/

 

Doug Wilcox
My PBase Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/dougwilcox
http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/pictures.html (My picture pages)

 

C. Douglas (Doug)  Wilcox
Please check out my Homepage at:
http://personal.cfw.com/~cdwilcox/
My email address is:
cdwilcox@...
Owner and Operator of DYNO TEES T-Shirt Shop
Martinsville, Virginia

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: James M. Surprenant

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:09 AM

Subject: Re: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty

Michael,

I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie, it's one of my favorites.  The image size is 6x9, though, not 6x12.

This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone recommend a good commercial mail order lab that will print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from 120 film.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this reason I don't shoot some of my brownies and old folders as often as I'd like.

Thanks,
James

>
> From: Michael Turner <tmichaelturner@...>
> Date: 2003/09/14 Sun PM 10:00:38 EDT
> To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [browniecamera] Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> I bought a Target Six-Twenty on impules earlier this
> year. Didn't realize that size 620 film was a matter
> of "rolling your own," but that is now just part of
> the charm!
>
> This thing takes amazing pictures. No focusing, but
> it's alsway in focus. Neat. Also, the negatives are
> huge. I am guessing they are 12cm X 6cm, twice the
> size  of an ordinary medium format 6X6. Of course,
> that means you only get 8 frames per roll.
>
> I shot a roll at a local restaurant today and the
> owner of the restaurant in question says he is
> interested in having any "keepers" blown up for
> display. Considering the expensive camera gear I have
> accumulated, it would be a real joke if I "turned
> professional" with a Brownie.
>
> I haven't been able to get an estimate of when the
> thing was made. It appears to be a simple cardboard
> box with two viewfinders (for landscape and portrait).
> Anyone out there in cyberspace who can give me an
> approximate date of manufacture???
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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You're right--it's 6X9, not 6X12.

I take them to Keebler & Shuchat (sp?), a local photo
shop in Palo Alto, which (I think) sends it somewhere
else. I think this because there is always a four day
delay between my giving them the film and my getting
back my prints. I don't know where they send it,
however.

-
> Message: 3
>    Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 8:09:13 -0400
>    From: James M. Surprenant <kb1iar@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: Target Six-Twenty
>
> Michael,
>
> I've got a Target Six-20 and it's a great Brownie,
> it's one of my favorites.  The image size is 6x9,
> though, not 6x12.
>
> This leads me to ask the group.  Can anyone
> recommend a good commercial mail order lab that will
> print 6x9 medium format prints?  Seems to me that
> the labs I deal with only do 6x6 or 645 format from
> 120 film.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated, thanks...for this
> reason I don't shoot some of my brownies and old
> folders as often as I'd like.
>
> Thanks,
> James

While cleaning out my Mother's estate, I found two old Brownie's and
don't know if they have any value.  One is a Target Six - 20 Camera
and is in the original box.  The other is a Starflash camera.  I
would appreciate it if anyone could tell me what they are worth, if
anything.
Thanks

----- Original Message -----

From: maryrbsi

To: browniecamera@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:20 PM

Subject: [browniecamera] Antique Brownies

While cleaning out my Mother's estate, I found two old Brownie's and
don't know if they have any value.  One is a Target Six - 20 Camera
and is in the original box.  The other is a Starflash camera.  I
would appreciate it if anyone could tell me what they are worth, if
anything. 
Thanks




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Hi my friend and I were raiding his closet and found a
Original (we are fairly positive) Kodak Brownie flash
six-20, made in Rochester New York, product No. 170,
it is in its original box, with the user manual. It
has some gunk in the view lense, but otherwise it is
in really good condition and the packaging is in good
condition too. If anyone could email me back and let
me know the possible value of this camera that would
be great. Thanks.

I am wondering if our Brownie camera is worth anything.
It is a No. 2A Brownie Camera Model B.  It also says US Patents Feb
1,1916  Mar 21,1916.  I do know it is missing a strap but everything
else looks to be in good condition with slight wear.  Thank you!