A 2011 acquisition, the Six-20 Portrait Brownie was made and marketed in Great Britain by Kodak Ltd., from 1936-1940. It's a simple box camera with the added convenience of a built-in portrait lens on a pull-out slide. Again, this is something the British could do, but not the Americans?
It takes 620 film and gives eight 6x9 exposures. The construction is metal with a pebbled leatherette covering. A one-element meniscus lens and a "Time" slide complete this camera's features. Design-wise, it's very like the Six-20 Brownie Senior, featured at this site in another gallery: see how the front bezel seems to wrap around to the side bezel? Just like the Senior.
The only thing wrong with it is the missing handle, otherwise it would be in near-perfect condition. EDIT Feb. 2012: I bought some very nice replacement handles on eBay and used one of them for this camera. It doesn't say "Kodak", but it was made specifically for box cameras, so I'm happy.
June 2011: Well, for years now, I've been preaching to others about the necessity of covering up that little ruby window in the back of a box camera, and normally I will take the trouble to do the same...but the one time I don't, look what I get. *sigh* Yup, this is what happens when the sun shines through, kids, so listen to Unk Petey, and cover that hole!
Please try to see past the streaks, to see how well a one-element meniscus lens with built-in portrait lens can do close-ups.
15 October 2011: The photos captioned "WTCD11" were shot for World Toy Camera Day 2011. What better excuse did I need to shoot this camera again, and prove that I can do better than the first 8 pictures in this gallery? Again, the subject is my son at play. Click on a thumbnail to see film/dev details, and click on the link at the bottom to find out more about World Toy Camera Day.
23 February 2012: An iFriend sent me a big box full of cool goodies that included some old developers in their original packaging. I mixed up a quart of Ilford Perceptol and have used it for a couple of rolls so far, with good success. The three pics that follow the WTCD entries were from a roll of Verichrome Pan 620 that expired in 1969.
It takes 620 film and gives eight 6x9 exposures. The construction is metal with a pebbled leatherette covering. A one-element meniscus lens and a "Time" slide complete this camera's features. Design-wise, it's very like the Six-20 Brownie Senior, featured at this site in another gallery: see how the front bezel seems to wrap around to the side bezel? Just like the Senior.
The only thing wrong with it is the missing handle, otherwise it would be in near-perfect condition. EDIT Feb. 2012: I bought some very nice replacement handles on eBay and used one of them for this camera. It doesn't say "Kodak", but it was made specifically for box cameras, so I'm happy.
June 2011: Well, for years now, I've been preaching to others about the necessity of covering up that little ruby window in the back of a box camera, and normally I will take the trouble to do the same...but the one time I don't, look what I get. *sigh* Yup, this is what happens when the sun shines through, kids, so listen to Unk Petey, and cover that hole!
Please try to see past the streaks, to see how well a one-element meniscus lens with built-in portrait lens can do close-ups.
15 October 2011: The photos captioned "WTCD11" were shot for World Toy Camera Day 2011. What better excuse did I need to shoot this camera again, and prove that I can do better than the first 8 pictures in this gallery? Again, the subject is my son at play. Click on a thumbnail to see film/dev details, and click on the link at the bottom to find out more about World Toy Camera Day.
23 February 2012: An iFriend sent me a big box full of cool goodies that included some old developers in their original packaging. I mixed up a quart of Ilford Perceptol and have used it for a couple of rolls so far, with good success. The three pics that follow the WTCD entries were from a roll of Verichrome Pan 620 that expired in 1969.
