Kodak Jiffy six-20
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 3:47 pm
Picked this one up for $15 only because I didn't have one and it was there in front of me begging me to make an offer. A test with a flashlight in the dark showed no visible pinhole light leaks. Had to reload the 620 spindle from a 120 roll of B&W and I was in business. Snapped off a few shots of the 2 1/4 by 3 1/4 and developed it in some old chemicals.
This camera has three apertures. You pull out a slide to achieve the selection. On the internet you get different versions of what the apertures are 8/11/16 or 11/16/22. The furthest in is the most open on a pull in or out metal slide. A visual look through the lens with the camera back off and hitting the taking switch leads me to believe the opening looks actually larger than 8 on the wide end and no way I'd say it's 11. There is a two choice lens distance feature that is a matter of turning the lens. 5 to 10 feet one way and 10 to infinity the other. There is a time open switch or the "instantaneous" selection also and two viewing glass windows for horizontal or vertical use.... one of which kinda worked.
I was using 100 speed film and shot all the exposures at the most open setting. The camera shutter speed is variously guessed at between 1/40 and 1/50 by online speculation. Camera shake hand held is part of the not outstanding results. However there is a turn down leg that would make the camera stable if put on a flat surface.
For what I paid it was a worthwhile adventure. Camera was new between 1933 and 1937 I read online.
This camera has three apertures. You pull out a slide to achieve the selection. On the internet you get different versions of what the apertures are 8/11/16 or 11/16/22. The furthest in is the most open on a pull in or out metal slide. A visual look through the lens with the camera back off and hitting the taking switch leads me to believe the opening looks actually larger than 8 on the wide end and no way I'd say it's 11. There is a two choice lens distance feature that is a matter of turning the lens. 5 to 10 feet one way and 10 to infinity the other. There is a time open switch or the "instantaneous" selection also and two viewing glass windows for horizontal or vertical use.... one of which kinda worked.
I was using 100 speed film and shot all the exposures at the most open setting. The camera shutter speed is variously guessed at between 1/40 and 1/50 by online speculation. Camera shake hand held is part of the not outstanding results. However there is a turn down leg that would make the camera stable if put on a flat surface.
For what I paid it was a worthwhile adventure. Camera was new between 1933 and 1937 I read online.