Anyone Shoot with a Brownie?

[honeydo]

I have my Grandfather's Brownie. What kind of light conditions are best for shooting with it? I'm guessing sunny days.... Anyone have any pics to share?

[DWThomas]

Not on a regular basis, but earlier this year I ran a roll of Delta 100 through my Brownie Target 620 (after respooling the film). On a reasonably bright day, an ISO 100 film should be pretty decent. I vaguely recall the old Verichrome Pan was about 64 or 80. This camera has a little tab that slides a smaller aperture into place for beach or snow scenes. I suspect 400 films might get a bit overcooked.

The camera has been in my posession since new -- not exactly sure when -- maybe 1950 or 51.

DaveT

[Mike Kennedy]

Hi honeydo.Which Brownie are you speaking of? There are many.

[Akki14]

Some of my Brownie No.2 Shots. The -trans pages were shot on expired Agfa RSXII ISO 200 slide film. The scans don't really do the slides justice.
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/dorset-trans/
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/matlockbath-trans/ (the "vignetting" on the top of 06-07 is actually from window edge of a cable-car i was shooting through glass)
Some of the stuff my husband shot in March with one of my Brownie No.2 (Model F)
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/sullyBrownieUS/
There's really nothing wrong with them, check out the information on brownie-cameras.com for approximate shutter speed (though I argue with their 1/60th or slower shutter speed estimate. I estimate mine at 1/100th - no worse than a modern Holga) and approximate apertures and bring along a handmeter. Don't bother shooting if conditions aren't right.

I found the Brownie cameras ideal for getting into small contact printing for alt processes like cyanotype. In fact, for most of the last year of me working in cyanotype I've been using Brownie camera negs.

[honeydo]

Hi honeydo.Which Brownie are you speaking of? There are many.

I've got the Brownie Hawkeye....no adjustments can be made on it. It was great....it came with a roll of film in it my grandfather exposed most of 40 years ago. I developed it and got wonderful pics of my sisters and uncle at Kennywood in Pittsburgh.

[honeydo]

Some of my Brownie No.2 Shots. The -trans pages were shot on expired Agfa RSXII ISO 200 slide film. The scans don't really do the slides justice.
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/dorset-trans/
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/matlockbath-trans/ (the "vignetting" on the top of 06-07 is actually from window edge of a cable-car i was shooting through glass)
Some of the stuff my husband shot in March with one of my Brownie No.2 (Model F)
http://www.stargazy.org/photos/sullyBrownieUS/
There's really nothing wrong with them, check out the information on brownie-cameras.com for approximate shutter speed (though I argue with their 1/60th or slower shutter speed estimate. I estimate mine at 1/100th - no worse than a modern Holga) and approximate apertures and bring along a handmeter. Don't bother shooting if conditions aren't right.

I found the Brownie cameras ideal for getting into small contact printing for alt processes like cyanotype. In fact, for most of the last year of me working in cyanotype I've been using Brownie camera negs.

Great pictures. I think my favorite is the one with all the ice. I like ice And I liked the vignetting in the one set. I need to get some different film and run it thru and see how it goes.

[Stephen Frizza]

I have a solid base of clients here in Sydney Australia who shoot on the brownies.

[Mike Kennedy]

The hawkeye is a lot of fun.One version takes standard 120 rolls.
100 ASA B&W film,sunny day,ya can't go wrong.

Mike

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

Me and a friend shoot with Brownie Six-20's, (an E and an F), and just trim down 120 spools to fit properly. We've guessed the aperture at f/16, and the shutter speed around 1/60. Gotten some neat results, even some quite nice slides.

[dmr]

I vaguely recall the old Verichrome Pan was about 64 or 80.

IIRC, Verichrome Pan, ca. mid 1960s, was ASA 125.