Brownieroid Hawkeye

[3rdTrick]

What to do with flea market finds...



Yes, it vignettes but everything is in focus. I measured the focal plane from the original camera body but I may try moving the lens a bit closer. The exposure seems right on a sunny day which is what those cameras were made for. Would be interesting to try it with a flashbulb.

[3rdTrick]

Picture sample


The vignette is quite strong, not sure what I will do about it.

More Photos:

[CCWH]

Nice work

[tecky]

Just crazy,
Nice result !!!

[3rdTrick]

Thanks guys,
Aren't we all crazy here???
But it is fun!

[facono]

Hi 3rdTrick!
A new, original and well done home-made conversion! Could you, please, give us other pictures showing sides of this camera, giving me the idea about the nice gap between those two ill-assorted parts?

[3rdTrick]

Hi 3rdTrick!
A new, original and well done home-made conversion! Could you, please, give us other pictures showing sides of this camera, giving me the idea about the nice gap between those two ill-assorted parts?

Thanks and yes I will take some more pics. The Brownie camera has an internal plastic light guide. I cut it off but taped it back together so I could use it to line up the mount. Once the JB weld cured, I pulled the light guide out and screwed the head on with the original screws. I did need to cut the corners on the Colorpack to clear the Brownie and that left holes that I filled with epoxy putty. The inside is not pretty but is light tight.
Pete

[3rdTrick]

I added a few more photos. The bad news is that the single exposure choice really limits the light you can take pictures in. Like the old days, keep the sun at your back. The packfilm does not have the latitude needed. The good news is that I had fun doing it...
Pete

[3rdTrick]

One from the weekend:

[facono]

I added a few more photos. The bad news is that the single exposure choice really limits the light you can take pictures in. Like the old days, keep the sun at your back. The packfilm does not have the latitude needed. The good news is that I had fun doing it...
Pete

Hi 3rdTrick!
I got exactly this kind of problems when I converted an old and awesome Brownie Junior 6-16 into pack 100 camera. I'm lucky, the pictures size are really the same! But when light, speed and "shutter" fits the emulsion, it's very exciting! A few pictures to show you what I did:







On this Brownaroid, I have perhaps more possibilities than yours: one speed + T and two apertures.
Regards,

[3rdTrick]

Nice Facono,
I was thinking of doing that but I put my CB-103 on the Glunz. At least you don't get the same vignetting. I have just one aperture and shutter speed + bulb. I have a few other flea market finds that I will be converting in the future.
Pete

[Fabrice_K*]

. Nice !

F,

[3rdTrick]

Thank you Fabrice_K*

Here is the last picture from the film pack: