I have just finally got around to modifying a 120 film to fit into my 620 Brownie Hawkeye camera.
I found a great tutorial here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/3057193327/
I had the 120 for quite a while, but decided I would use it at the Steampunk LARP day at MOTAT on Sunday.
So, first I found one of Keiths chisels/files in amongst the tools. I sanded down both ends (and kept trying it out in the camera to see if it would fit. After a while it fit but didn't move easily so I cut the edges off and filed them smooth as is shown in the tutorial. Then it was all good, so I pulled out the film, taped it to the receiving spool and wound it on. And it wound fine!
Cant wait to use it on Sunday!
I think it should be able to take about 8 pictures but i'm not sure. I'm also not sure how many times to advance the winder each time. People say you should be able to see the numbers through the hole on the back, but i'm sure i've read somewhere before that you cant (because of the different sized film/position of the numbers on a 120).
So I will experiment. And take a normal camera for important photos.
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