bobpeters Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Are there any lenses in the Kodak Brownie No. 2 Viewfinder, or is it just two pieces of glass with a 45 degree mirror? I'm going to build a "super" brownie for 4x5 sheet film using the Carl Meyer 90mm lens I have, on a plywood box.. I'm not going to kill a brownie for this project, but I'm wondering if I need to get a couple lens elements for each viewfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Many viewfinders that I know of have a lens, mirror, and frosted glass screen. The result, like with a TLR, is an image that is right side up, but left-right reversed. With a mirror but no lens, it would be upside down, but not left-right reversed. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBen Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Are there any lenses in the Kodak Brownie No. 2 Viewfinder, or is it just two pieces of glass with a 45 degree mirror? I'm going to build a "super" brownie for 4x5 sheet film using the Carl Meyer 90mm lens I have, on a plywood box.. I'm not going to kill a brownie for this project, but I'm wondering if I need to get a couple lens elements for each viewfinder. “The original had no finder but did have V sighting lines on top. A clip-on accessory reflecting finder became available from August 1900.” Kodak Brownie Camera Information - The Original | The Brownie Camera Page “In antique cameras the reflecting type viewfinder is the most common means of image preview. Finders of these types are not always easy to use with precision, but they were cheap, compact and easy to add to a folding camera's front standard or folding bed, or into the housing of a box camera. The view in them is reversed left-to-right. Viewfinder - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia The Brownie no 2 had one lens, a simple meniscus, to project the image onto the film. The viewfinder had no lens, just a cube with a front hole, a 45 degree mirror and a top hole that projected the image into the photographer’s eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpeters Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Great, as that makes my life easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpeters Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 So it's like a simple periscope then, which makes my life easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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