Film Photography - with 100 Year Old Pocket Kodak Series II Camera

Episode 25 of my photography series.
Camera: Pocket Kodak Series II
Film: Ilford FP4
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[@SnakeLady11]

That was cool. Pictures came out great!!

[@gregbrummett7762]

People...photograph people. Thanks for the advice about using this camera. I purchased three slightly different ones.

[@retr0cyph3r]

I have one of those I love it they made it from 1926 to 1931 in the USA and from 1929 to 1933 in the UK it’s absolutely amazing and I will get it working again because I wasn’t born back then but when it comes to antiques, I have to have them all including typewriters

[@retr0cyph3r]

They might’ve made them back in 1922, but for this specific model, it was from 1926 to 1933 from the US to the UK

[@larrygray1557]

My son gave me the same camera, but perhaps a little older. Doesn't state a Series 1 or 2, just No 1 Pocket Camera. Also, latest patent was Nov 1921. Bellows also in good shape but comes straight out on rail from full recess in body rather than the bending bellows noted in the video. Shutter slightly different with 1/25, 1/50 then T or B modes which differ as T is a double press - one to open and another to close, where B is press and hold. Also doesn't have traditional f-stops but numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 which roughly translates to f11, f16, f22, f32. It is a fun camera to take out, but can definitely tell how glass has improved over the millennium and/or focus softening with the guess focus scale of 6, 8, 10, 25 or 100 feet. Just an FYI, if your back loosens/released with the metal slider, discovered on first roll how could accidently slide open. Now, to avoid the accidental light leak, when loading film put a piece of black electrical tape over the latch to secure it, plus reminds me the camera is loaded with film.

[@unlearningcommunism4742]

One clarification. It's not really a prism, it's just a mirror. I needed to disassemble the one I bought today :)

[@ledesclos5321]

Wow results. Great job. How satisfying. The clarity is amazing.

[@smkunder1]

Another fun video, when a person gets scans back from a processor are the inverted or positive? Can they then be taken into Lightroom? New to all this

[@Films128]

My scans come back exactly how you're seeing them in the videos. They're positives.

[@smkunder1]

Great, that’s what I was hoping, just seen some different methods and I was confused

[@TheOldHistorian1929]

Good now I know not to clean the red plastic mine is from 1924 don’t want to ruin it

[@josh_nailor]

Hello! I just recently got a pocket kodak myself and I’m wondering do you develop your own film or do you send it to someone? Would love to use my camera for living history. Just need to know where to get film developed! Lol

[@Films128]

I use thedarkroom.com I want to process my own film, but printing is not an option for me. So I'd need a scanner, but I can't find one that's affordable while being good quality.