tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post2710795673985434523..comments2024-03-28T19:19:12.154-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: Deco BeautyMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-47691165422635582892012-05-19T19:18:39.966-06:002012-05-19T19:18:39.966-06:00I think the 620 format must have been a profit-mak...I think the 620 format must have been a profit-making idea given the length of time it endured, at least in the U.S. It was mostly a ploy to dominate the American film market; I don't know to what extent it affected the European market.<br /><br /> Aside from enjoying the advantages of a monopoly market position, Kodak also had a lot more skill in advertising than most of its competition. I doubt is was accidental that Earhart was pictured so often holding a Kodak product, including some shots in front of her stylish Lockheed Electra or the sleek Cord roadster. Zeiss publicity shots from the same period tended to feature a junge Frau in a khaki shirt and dark necktie.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-80340466992855631662012-05-19T17:57:54.886-06:002012-05-19T17:57:54.886-06:00Looks an even match compared to the contemporary I...Looks an even match compared to the contemporary Ikontas for the same format. I always wondered if the move to 620 had payed off for Kodak.Julio Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927595214961421525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-17301111835971105142012-05-09T15:22:07.264-06:002012-05-09T15:22:07.264-06:00It's a little bother, but all my medium format...It's a little bother, but all my medium format favorites use 620: Brownie Hawkeye Flash, Monitor, Vigilant, Duo Six-20, Reflex II, Anscoflex Forty, and the Ansco Panda.<br />I used to just trim the spool ends with some nail clippers, but I found that re-rolling onto 620 reels smooths out the film advance quite a bit. I put a little tutorial on the process on the Camera Restoration page of my web site.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-55684446644206950492012-05-09T15:05:29.803-06:002012-05-09T15:05:29.803-06:00Nice shots with your Duo. That lens sure is tempti...Nice shots with your Duo. That lens sure is tempting, but I'm so over 620 film.Jimhttp://blog.jimgrey.netnoreply@blogger.com