Wraps on Flickr.
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Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash / Kodak Ektar 100
Salutations, Miss Hen on Flickr.
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Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash / Kodak Ektar 100
Down to the Water on Flickr.
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Pentacon six TL with Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/180 Sonnar / Kodak Plus-X 125 (expired)
Developed in Caffenol C-L; 70 minutes semi-stand with one minute initial constant inversion.
Untitled, April 2012 on Flickr.
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Pentacon six TL with Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/180 Sonnar / Kodak Plus-X 125 (expired)
Developed in Caffenol C-L; 70 minutes semi-stand with one minute initial constant inversion.
Yesterday’s Brownie Hawkeye Flash Photo
… made Flickr Explore for yesterday.
It’s at the bottom here - the very last one for the day
I have to laugh; it was just one of my quick and dirty iPhone camera porn photos. But on the other hand, I am NOT complaining, either!
Brownie Hawkeye Flash on Flickr.
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This beauty just arrived at the door. She’s pretty dirty, but the shutter works, and a nice dissembleming for cleaning the lens will fix her right up. The leather case is in fantastic condition for its age. I’m very excited to finally have one of these. Oh, and the two 620 spools I bought at the same time also arrived. Yay!
Shadow Patterns on Flickr.
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Exa 1c with Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/50 Tessar / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100
Developed in Caffenol C-M + Kbr, 14 minutes at 60F, one minute constant inversion then two inversions every 30 seconds thereafter
Walkway, Biltmore on Flickr.
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Exa 1c with Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/50 Tessar lens / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100
Developed in classic Caffenol C-M except + a little Kbr in hopes of lessening fogging. 14 minutes development, 1 minute initial constant inversion; then one inversion twice a minute every minute thereafter.
Hideyhole on Flickr.
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Exa 1c / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100
Caffenol C-M + Kbr
14 minutes development, 1 minute initial constant inversion; then one inversion twice a minute every minute thereafter.
I just ordered a new Holga
My ancient (Holga standards) Holga 120SF is dying a slow death and getting more and more difficult to work with. So when I was browsing Adorama a little while ago and saw that they have three of the colored 120N models on deep discount, I jumped and got one. They aren’t three of the most attractive colors, but the pastel purple (“Jawz” they call it) is tolerable, and I’ll just customize it with paint pens anyway.
I’m definitely keeping the 120SF and I will use it for certain projects. The fact that it will no longer spool correctly means the vignettes and distortion are insane, and it was always crazily prone to light leaks, so it will still have a place in my arsenal.
Speaking of which, though, I can’t wait to see how much, if any, the quality control has improved over the years at the Holga factory. On the one hand, I don’t want to sacrifice a roll of 120 to see what happens if I don’t tape up the new camera so comprehensively as I have to do with the 120SF, but on the other hand, if I don’t, I’ll never know.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Are the new Holgas decently well-made? Do the backs stay on the cameras without having to be taped on, etc.?
Nearly Spring on Flickr.
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Exa 1c with Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/50 Tessar lens / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100
Developed in classic Caffenol C-M except + a little Kbr in hopes of lessening fogging. 14 minutes development, 1 minute initial constant inversion; then one inversion twice a minute every minute thereafter.
Rusted on Flickr.
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Exa 1c with Zenit Helios 2/58 lens / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100
Developed in classic Caffenol C-M except except that I put a little Kbr in hopes of lessening fogging. That’s got to be a whole new formula with a name of its own. 14 minutes development, 1 minute initial constant inversion; then one inversion twice a minute every minute thereafter.
Parked on Flickr.
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Exa 1c with Zenit Helios 2/58 lens / Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100, developed in something like Caffenol C-M except with a little Kbr added in hopes of lessening fogging. 14 minutes development, 1 minute initial constant inversion; then one inversion twice a minute every minute thereafter.
The Sleeping Tree on Flickr.
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Holga 120SF / Lomography 120CN 400
I'm old, married with a son, and I have multiple sclerosis. If I were young, I'd be too nerdy to be cool, but I'm fine with that. I have a bachelor of fine arts degree from an art school which was devoured by SCAD in a hostile takeover and so no longer exists. I worked for many years variously as a graphic designer and a pre-press tech. 
