Stebbin’s Gulch – Time Machine

This weekend I hiked into Stebbin’s Gulch with Ian Adams and a few other brave souls.  The temps were around 12F and we had a 1/2 mile of snow to trudge through from the parking lot to the Gulch.  This was my fourth visit into the gulch, but my first with a bunch of new toys.  I took three cameras with me.  I had my 5dmkII, a Canon AE-1, and a Kodak Brownie Reflex.   This post is all about the Brownie Reflex.

I found this camera at a flea market this summer for $5 in the original box with the manual.  I guess it’s a rare model that was around from 1940-1942.  In 1943 Kodak added a flash sync connection and that model is much more available.  The other interesting thing is that this is a 127 film format camera.  Not easy stuff to find these days.  Fortunately, the good people at B&H Photo still sell it and I’m glad they do because I love the images this camera makes.  They are instantly nostalgic – dusty and scratchy, quirky little lens anomalies.  In this case, the roll didn’t sit quite right and you can even seen the image number in each shot.

Later this week I’ll post shots from the AE-1 and the 5dmkII.    Shortly after that LoC will return to it’s regular programming of families and weddings!