Back in The Box (photos from box cameras)

I'm always amazed at what can be done with such simple cameras. Keep the photos coming!
 
Some very nice results, everyone.

You might want to check and clean those film rollers in your Ansco, Mike ;)

I recently acquired a Butcher-Houghton Ensign All-Distance in a lot that I only just wanted for the tripod.
It's been a few years since I've actually shot any of the large number of box cameras in my collection (the joke is that I have enough to build a fort with them).
I think I'll feed some film through the Ensign soon.
 
Agreed - I love the B36 shot, one of a varied number of aircraft I wash I'd seen in the sky (B36, Supermarine Walrus, SR71... you'd be doing well to fit them all in the same flypast!), and I note the flipped-lens distortion. I have a Coronet Dynamic 12 similar to the one used above with just that type of distortion and I assumed someone had been in it and done just that until I bought it's near-twin and it was exactly the same!

I've never built a fort... but I did build a henge!
Boxcamerahenge by gray1720, on Flickr
 
Mr_Flibble said:
Some very nice results, everyone.

You might want to check and clean those film rollers in your Ansco, Mike ;)

I recently acquired a Butcher-Houghton Ensign All-Distance in a lot that I only just wanted for the tripod.
It's been a few years since I've actually shot any of the large number of box cameras in my collection (the joke is that I have enough to build a fort with them).
I think I'll feed some film through the Ensign soon.
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I wanted to shoot it as-found. This one from the roll of Verichrome Pan that I found in it:


Found film (Verichrome Pan) Ansco Rediflex by Mike Novak, on Flickr
 
I'd guess early 1970s, but you probably have a better idea of fashion in what looks like the US than me!

Somewhere I have the negs from the film in a No 0 Brownie when I bought it - to my astonishment it was C41 process Kodacolor, someone was using it as their daily camera within my lifetime!

I've taken to polishing the rollers on mine although I haven't actually developed a film from one I've polished yet, so I've no idea whether it helps. They feel smoother...
 
raydm6 said:
I have an old Kodak No. 2A Hawk-eye Model A but unfortunately, it takes 116 Film (at least that what the take up spool it came with says). I can't find any reference to this Model A on the 'net but it is stamped 'Model A' with first patent date of Jan, 12, 1897 on the film chamber. I think I paid $5 USD at a flea market over ten years ago.
I've noticed even Box Camera prices have been going up or are higher than when I remember. If I could find a 120 Film version reasonably priced, I would shoot with one for fun.

Nice images all!
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There are a few folks out there that make 3D printed adapters so you can stick all sorts of smaller film into larger format, long discontinued rollfilm cameras.

Phil Forrest
 
...and not a lot of effort to make a card mask to help keep the edges flat. I've bought at least two cameras and found card masks for smaller formats in them, so people have been doing it for yonks.
 
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