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<p>The Brownie Junior has much more trouble with flare. I suspect that there's serious fogging inside somewhere.</p><div></div>

<p>The Hawkeye is subject to flare if pointed too near the Sun, but doesn't do badly if you take care, and don't make big enlargements. This is a straight scan of a 5x5" print.</p><div></div>

<p>Above, they are shown open: a Kodak Brownie Junior on the left, a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye in the center and an Argus Seventy-Five on the right. (There was a recent post on the Argus, going into more detail on the camera itself.) All take 620 film, which of course is no longer made. I just re-roll 120 onto one of my 620 spools, and it has worked without trouble. All have the red window in back for checking your film advance. I'm aware sometimes this is a problem with light leaks, but I haven't had trouble. These are plastic and cardboard constructions and so they're pretty light. That, together with the slow shutter speed, means I have to consciously remember to hold still when taking a picture. Below, I show the boxes closed.</p><div></div>

<p>I promised some comments about my varied family of cameras, and here's the first installment. This one concerns the least sophisticated set: one f-stop, one shutter speed and fixed focus. (Actually, there is the choice of "instantaneous" or "time" on the shutter speed, but for most purposes there really isn't a choice.) The lack of choice can be seriously limiting: there are many pictures that you just can't get. But I find it's also seriously liberating, because all you have to think about is taking the picture or not.</p><div></div>

<p>Greetings from (at the moment) Alexandria, VA. I've been hanging around photo.net for a while, and it's time I introduced myself. I shoot film almost exclusively, mostly B&W; now and then doing my own developing. Over the years I've acquired a number of cameras of various ages and types (family photo posted below, if I manage to work it right). It's not really a "collection," which implies much more organization and deliberate intent. My main theme seems to be a feeling that these were designed to take pictures, and therefore should do so; I try to run a roll through each one at least annually.<br> As you can imagine, each camera operates a bit differently and has its own idiosyncracies. As time permits, I'll describe some of them.<br> <br />Alan Whiting<br> <img src="/photo/17999899" alt="" /></p><div></div>