When you shoot digital photography for a long time, you get accustomed to the safety of having nearly infinite shots. In addition to the fast speeds of the Optimo, another feature was that it was also capable of slow speeds as well. It was never offered by any other film maker. Also, out of the 8 shots on the roll, 4 of them were several stops underexposed. This camera is a LOT of fun to use, and its really nice not having to fiddle with any adapters when loading my film. This camera had many firsts, and was extremely well built. Finally, one last really cool design element of this camera that deserves it’s own explanation is in how the film loads. Once the back of the camera is open, another cool design element is that the mounting area where the takeup spool and film spool get loaded can swing out by about 90 degrees making spool insertion and removal a snap. There is also a tad bit of a double exposure here. 2 / No. To think that 99 years later, using film that wouldn’t be invented until decades later, the camera still makes excellent exposures with sharp and accurate colors. Whenever I take the camera out and take more shots, I will be very careful to record my exposure settings. Some of the design elements like the swing out mounts for film, the rack and pinion focus, and Bakelite side panels aren’t common, and I’ve personally never seen them on any other camera. While brass was a common material for cameras of the era, aluminum was a little less common. Costing upwards of $50 (over $1300 today), this camera had a state of the art shutter and lens, incorporated many firsts such as the first Kodak to use Bakelite plastic, and was one of the best cameras of its era.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'mikeeckman_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_13',105,'0','0'])); Film Type: 120 Roll Film (8 6cm x 9cm exposures per roll) Set your shutter at 125, your lens opening at f/16 and the focus at 10 feet. It uses autographic rollfilm that was produced by Eastman Kodak between 1914 and 1934. date in Canada is March 19, 1915. So, as you can see, the No.1 Autographic Special isn’t just another Kodak folding camera. The camera had to be opened via a scissor mechanism which would move the front lens and shutter away from the body of the camera connected by a leather bellows. Though you find your results hit and miss, there is still quite a bit to like in your results. Pick a subject in bright sunlight. I’ve shot with a 116 (Anstigmat lens) and a 122 (Bausch and Lomb Rapid Rectilnear) format Kodak folder, but didn’t get results I like as much as the first two shots you display here. Some sites use Patreon, some use Ko-fi, some ask you to click sponsored links to support their growing families, I use PayPal. This was not a cheap camera. 3A: Kodak Pocket No. I did notice that once the shutter plunger was pressed, it would take a second or two to return to its original position. The autographic feature worked using a door on the back of the camera that could be opened to expose a small part of the. To the left is a drawing of this star pattern on a partially opened Optimo shutter. Even though its not the same manual, it was in excellent condition and it was very fascinating to read through. Kodak sold approximately 18,000 copies of this camera between the years of 1915 and 1920 before replacing it with the significantly redesigned Model B.  I can reasonably date my example to mid 1916. For one, it’s the oldest camera in my collection, and the desire to keep it in as good of shape as possible is greater, but also, I tend to impose a lot of pressure on myself to only shoot with the camera when I have something interesting to shoot. The original Kodak camera from 1888 used a type of film that wasn’t changeable by the user. There is even a screw for fine adjustment of infinity focus located behind the kickstand on the front of the camera. Page 9: Exercise #1 KODAK Self-Teaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera EXERCISE #1 The one most important thing to remember about taking a picture is to hold the camera steady. In addition to offering slow speeds, it was also very quiet. This is after playing with the original picture in Photoshop. Since air was used to control the speed of the shutter, in colder temps, the shutter would operate slower, and vice versa when it got warm. Its funny to think that this camera is more than a decade older than all of these cars! I’m definitely interested to see what you get from a follow up roll, but definitely understand that you’d want to use the camera for keeper shots. The easiest way to tell if you have a UK model is that the Wollensack Optimo was sold under the name “Velosto”. Once the back has been opened, you can separate the back from the rest of the camera. It wasn’t typical for lenses to have coatings for color photography until after World War II. It is also possible to find a UK variant of the Autographic Special with a Compur shutter instead of the Optimo, but there is no evidence that the Compur was available on US models. Did it require a key to open the front so that you can extend the camera? In addition to the excellent shutter and lenses offered on the Special, the body of the camera was made out of aluminum and brass covered in a deeply textured seal skin leather. You should see a prominent bulge in that area. There is a lot of photography information about composing photographs that still applies today. so I can thank you. The inner paper backing was a carbon impregnated material that was opaque, but would be rendered translucent whenever a sharp instrument pressed against it and compacted the carbon compound. Since its unlikely Kodak would have printed a future date on the camera while making it, this camera would have had to been manufactured after February 1st. The rotating shutter blades have the effect of creating a “star” pattern when they open. Although uncoated, this lens has a state of the art design and was capable of excellent clarity and sharpness. Inside the box is a manual for a Kodak No.1 Autographic Special, but sadly, its for the later Model B version. A post on the Vintage Camera Collectors group on Facebook from a man named Richard Mean suggests that the Zeiss name was discontinued in May of 1916. Kodak did not charge extra for autographic film as opposed to non-autographic film, but nevertheless, it didn’t seem to be very successful. Most other places would charge you $7.50 for a electronic copy or Kodak Pony Premo No. The picture to the left is a crop of the cemetery picture in the gallery above. 3 and 4: Kodak Primo No. The fact that this camera uses 120 film without any special adapters alone is enough reason to favor this one. Frankly, I didn’t know anything about it. I was very pleased that once I selected other speeds, the shutter fired properly. Flash Mount: None Autographic film was pretty slow, probably around ASA 12, and required quite a bit of light to imprint an image. There were some mild traces of light leaks in a couple of the shots, but that could be from the red window for the frame counter on the back of the camera. He had the idea that if he could build and sell inexpensive cameras to lots of people, that Kodak stood to make much more profit by recurring purchases of film. Focus: 6′ to Infinity (donations accepted with a smile) If you find this manual useful, how about a donation of $3 to:  When I get some more film developed back from this camera, I will be sure to email you with the email you used for this post! It is so different from my other Kodak folder that I honestly don’t think I’ll ever shoot the other one again. . This is a No.1 Autographic Special made by the Eastman Kodak company between 1915 and 1920. The design of the lens was owned by Zeiss-Ikon from Dresden, Germany. There must be some type of drag caused by gunk causing it to move slowly. When opening the front of the camera, the grip at the base of the lens assembly is large and easy to grip. As for opening it up, there is no special key, just a button. The Optimo shutter had an air-driven piston and cylinder “dashpot” that modulated the slow speeds. 12: Kodak Premos Six-Three: Kodak Pocket Junior No. expressed permission of the producer But wait, theres more! Kodak Junior II: Kodak Panoram No. I didn’t know that this would be the “gateway” camera into a wonderful hobby of collecting old cameras. I am just going to hope that this was user error, and I didn’t pay close enough attention to my lighting. He called this a state of the art camera for its time and goes on to say “Kodak made every effort to make purchasers happy with their decision; the features, materials and construction that went into the camera were extraordinary then, and even three quarters of a century later the camera can still be used with little sense of compromise.”. The blades have a unique design that opens and closes 180 degrees from their original positions. My research shows that around the time World War I started, Kodak stopped including the “Zeiss” name on their lenses. The outer paper backing was ever so slightly translucent so that direct light could penetrate it. My first clue is that inside of the film compartment is a list of patent dates engraved into the metal. If its in good shape, you should be very pleased with the images it makes. That doesn’t mean you still can’t shoot with color film (I did), but usually you get some muted colors, or pictures that suffer from flare that can affect the color accuracy.

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