After 11 years of blanc, I challenged Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, this Summer.
Conditions of this time:
1. I changed meniscus lens arrangement ( convex surface to front direction).
2. I made an apature with card board, and put it rear of lens.
3. Film is too high, so I tried to use expired film (120 Kodak) expire date is 10/2009.
ISO is 100, aparture is about 16, shutter speed is around 1/30 (to 1/50), so I take pictures on sunny day.
4. Hand made Spool was broken on 1st day, so I bought 620 spools. And I reloaded unused 120 film to 620 spool.
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye: last trial Results.
1) It was not pan-focused.
2) The focus was just a few meters area from the lens.
3) Sharpness seems to be improved.
4) I cannot understand this camera.
cf:
Test pictures (concave surface is to front direction).
2012 Dec.
Films were developped within expiration date.
