Whilst sorting through some stuff we found this intriguing little case. You may be able to see it says Kodak on the button.
It's a Brownie Vecta from the mid-60s. I never had one like this, but I did have some simple cameras with fixed shutter speed, focus and aperture. This doesn't even have a way to add flash. Mine used disposable flash bulbs that you just used once.
Inside it's very simple. You just loaded a roll of film. I assume it showed how many you had used through the hole at the back. I wonder if it had to be loaded i the dark and then you rolled the film back into the canister as you used it. There are no batteries or anything electronic about it.
Photography is mostly digital these days and I just used my phone to take these. It's just so convenient. We used to have to wait until we finished a film and then get it developed before we could see what we had. I'm sure someone had a lot of fun with this capturing memories.
Happy snapping!
I'll buy guitar picks for Steem Dollars
Convert Steem to Bitcoin (and others coins) using Changelly.
If this post is over seven days old you can vote up one of my newer posts to reward me.
Spam comments will be flagged
As an unhappy breaker of a few of these types of cameras ( they weren't waterproof, they didn't bounce, and came to other sad ends)
The film came in a cardboard box with big printing to show the style/ size of camera it was for, there was about 6 to 8 sizes, they didn't interchange.
Inside was a silverfoil wrapped roll of film. This was also well labeled to try and prevent mistakes.
The rool of film had 6 to 8 inches of leading paper to feed through the rollers etc and start on the windup spool.
Once you were sure the paper was loaded correctly the back was closed and locked. The wind up handle/ knob was turned in the direction of the arrow ( otherwise you had to start over) until a 1 showed in the little window.
After taking the picture you then wound the handle until 2 was in the window,
From memory, 12 photos was a long film, 8 was the usual.
When the film was finished some wound on enough to keep the light out while others you had to rewind the film, usually with a pull out knob so there was no confusion , then using a dark room the film was developed and a copy of each picture made.
The processing could be done at home if you wanted to.
35mm was siimilar except for the paper, it came in cans with a short tounge sticking out
thats how the macintosh looked from the inside as well 😆
They've certainly come a long way! I've a pair of modern digital SLR cameras but also have a Russian built film camera packed away somewhere. I need to dig it out as it's too easy to point an shoot these days. One needs to use a little (OK a lot!) more thought when using film.
I did some black and white film developing when I was in my late teens, it's darn tricky opening film canisters and winding them onto spools and putting them through baths in the dark.
It's magical when you get to see pictures come out in front of your eyes though, until you find they are all pictures of the floor/sky, ha ha :)
It does make you appreciate taking a photo though, digital is so amazingly robust and easy to use, we forget how special still images can be.
Talking about ancient cameras:) This one was brought from England by my granddad. I'm not sure it's still alive, but I remember using it as a kid. We now keep it at shelf at home to show our guests as a "gimmick"
And the reason why it's a gimmick... Guess what, the hole is for "disk A", not sure how to say it right in english. Floppy drive, I guess?:)
That's amazing... especially the floppy drive :)
I don't think they were really popular, cause most people to whom I show it say that they never saw anything like this before lol:)
I still haven't seen a camera like that in person ;) How many megapixels is this one?
I'm not sure:) I looked it all over and found no inscription:)
I remember those. Now each photo we take is too big to fit in a floppy
Hi @steevc, After reading this post I started thinking about creating a #steemitmuseum. :D Jokes apart, I'm convinced with the durability of the material used in this camera. Is it Made in Japan?
Keep posting the interesting and valuable posts. They help!
Steem On!
Just under the shutter button it says Made in England. That's rare these days.
I see. Yes, you're right.
That may well be worth something someday Steve you should definitely hold on to that.
I don't expect it to be worth much, but it's an interesting item to have
great find I am sure that is a collector ...
Nice post giving a little props to the past!!!
Great Post, I never knew about these cameras and neither how they worked, though I have a doubt, if it wasn't electronic in any way how how could you take the pictures then?
With film of course as was done with decades before digital. The shutter is mechanical.
Yes this is a real rarity, probably now it is not possible to find a film.
It looks like you can still get it, at least as old stock.
what a beautiful post @steevc.
Photograph is your favorability work.....?
Vintage stuff :)