: [pinhole-discussion] 120 camera conversion
Gregory Parkinson wrote:
These are fun cameras. There's also the Agfa Click which
I think is the same but 6x6.
The information that I have seen is that the Click (supposedly
only sold originally in France) was made of plastic and is of
about
Guy Glorieux wrote:
Murray,
You could also try to put your hands on an old Agfa Clack. It does 6x9 format
on 120 film. It also has a tripod socket, which is neat when you do long
exposures.
They were made in Germany and you can find them on eBay, mostly German
sellers.
I just got one
These are fun cameras. There's also the Agfa Click which
I think is the same but 6x6.
Prepared for some pretty fuzzy images. Mine didn't show
the center sharpness that my Dianas have.
There are a number of screw-out-lens cameras, like
the Wembley Sports, that may be usable as well.
On Thu,
Murray,
You could also try to put your hands on an old Agfa Clack. It does 6x9 format
on 120 film. It also has a tripod socket, which is neat when you do long
exposures.
They were made in Germany and you can find them on eBay, mostly German sellers.
I just got one in the mail this morning.
I work with a Brownie HawkEye converted to 120. It's the camera I use most. It
is a bit tricky to use/convert, since it won't accept a 120 spool as the
take-up spool. So you need to have one or several of the original spools.
You also need to file the grooves along which the film moves on the
--- Murray upt...@uptowngallery.org wrote:
Any recommendations for a cheap 120 camera that's pinhole convertable? Maybe
I should do that intermediary step before going to 4 x 5 sheet film.
I converted an old (circa 1916) Brownie camera that works just fine. I
wouldn't see a need to do this as
Any recommendations for a cheap 120 camera that's pinhole convertable? Maybe
I should do that intermediary step before going to 4 x 5 sheet film.
Thanks
Murray
My favorites for wide-angle use are just about any 120-format folding
camera. Ansco Speedex Jr. for 6x6 and Ansco Viking for 6x9
