You took six minutes to show what some people have taken twice as long and with far more distractions to explain. Beautifully done, thank you!

My first camera in 1958-59, donated by my grandfather. My latest and for sure my last - bought myself a Sony A7 III + Sony 25-105G 3 months ago. See you in the next life and keep on shooting

Thank you so much for these guides. I was a bit mystified on how to open the back of mine, so seeing this helps a lot~

Nice how you showed how to use the manual aperture and exposure mechanisms clear to see! And what sweet music they made here!

simple and informative, picked up a 2A today for $10 and wanted to be sure how to load it

Such a beautifully simple camera 🤗

Very helpful video, thanks! I'll be sure to run through it again when my rolls of 120 arrive.

Thank you very much for this great video! I just bought the blue Beau Brownie No 2. Can't wait to take my first pictures with it!

Brilliant! Thanks for this excellent explanation. I wanted to mention this camera on a video I am making about pinhole cameras for my channel. I know it is not a PHC quite but it's not far off and easy to see how things developed from the PHC. Thanks again for this. I now understand my Brownie 2 much better!

Thanks, this brought back a few old memories. 😎

Pretty cool video. Very informative. I've heard the reason for the two viewfinders was that one was intended for portraits and the other intended for landscapes. One other thing viewers probably also need to know is that when loading the film, the word "START" will appear as the roll is being advanced. You're supposed to place that towards the top of the back of the box (if you look closely, you can see the word coming around the top roller, just before the camera is reassembled). When you see that, that is when you stop advancing the roll and place that part back inside the camera. Once the camera is sealed up, THEN you replace the winder and advance the film until the number "1" appears in the little red window. I liked the music too. Does anyone know the name of that song and was that actually Django Reinhardt playing?

I've just moved house and found my Box Brownie... super helpful video as I wasn't too sure on the shutter speed or apertures. Thanks for making this!

Found an old one in my third car garage and had no idea how to use it thx!

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Just bought 2 Model F, one blue very close to yours on the video and one red still name F but with extra activable lens on the front. Labelled on this part as Portrait Brownie No 2. I also have Six20 'Brownie C', find a similar video as the film winder is stuck due to a piece of film still inside. For the film do you recommend a spacial brand or any 120 are ok? for the six-20 sticker says Kodak 620 film. Many thanks

Thank you!

Is that "The Hot Club of France" playing??? I have one of the old 78s from the 30s.

My Cameras window to see what photo you are on is too close to the side of the roll 🙁

The brownie is a good camera for the 1930s, but what was the most common camera in the 1940s?

Hey I have a question, when you take your first pic, how to reload to the second pic, I mean like do you need a simple turn, or do you need to see a little 2, or how does it works? I hope you got what I’m trying to say

Very good instructions and very helpful since I have one myself. Once the film is used up is it safe to keep the film in light like you did or would it have to be in darkness to take it out of the camera?

I have a no.2 the same as you are showing and am in the process of trying to clean and prep for use, however I can’t seem to get the key to wind the film inside the camera. Do you know what the problem could be? Thanks!

Like!! Beautiful Tesore!!

Hi, I got everything spooled up and working, but a couple photos in the reel wouldn't move anymore. When I opened it up in a dark room to check, the plastic spool had been worn out by the metal twister. Is there any way to get around this? Or will I have to re-spool my film onto metal ones to avoid this in the future? thanks

These are some of the easiest antique cameras to use. Oddly the cases on these hold up better than later Bakelite case cameras which chip easily inside.

For some reason I got 4 blank photos when I got them developed.... anyone know why? The other 4 photos were brilliant

Does anyone have or know where I can get replacement view finder lenses? Not the window or mirror glass but the little lenses attached to the face plate.

I have a model D. I want to clean the inner workings for a restoration project, but the top screws of the faceplate are rusted shut. Do you have any ideas on how to remove them without any major damage?

cool and all but you forgot to use the rollers in/on the film holder

just bought a brownie off ebay and it had a used 116 roll in it, do you think a roll this old could still be developed?

Very informative video, good job. I don't need one, but I think I would get one, just for fun, and to troll modern gear heads, as it's quite affordable. :D Looks fun and cool to use. :)

Why would anyone give this a thumbs down? Were they expecting a free Kodak No.2 just for watching? Sheesh! This is a *great* video - I've been thinking of buying a vintage box camera for my collection. I'll get one of these - it's the camera given to a 12-year-old Ansel Adams; and we all know how *that* turned out! :)

a general question, how do you like, after you've completed the film roll, like, make it an imagine idk how to explain it

What duration of exposure gives good picture quality?

How did you find one in such good condition?

Hello, I just bought a brownie No 2A and I noticed it takes 116 film, i did buy the adapter so at least I know I’ll be taking pictures. Would there be any kind of light leaks since the film is different from the one the camera takes?

Hey, do you know what I can do if my red window on the back is broken? Will the camera not work? Can I get a plastic bit and glue it over it?

My Brownie is different. I think it's always a N°2 but without any kind of control for time exposure and focal. It has just an only time exposure, a single spot in the middle, upon the focal spot, and nothing more. I don't have any clue of what model may be... Was made in Toronto, Canada.

hey what roll film do you use for no. 2? like what’s the name? thanks!

What type of spool do you need ????

what film can you use with this camera?

Can someone give me some adivce on which ISO film i should buy? I'm gessing no higher than 200 ofc but I wonder if 50 could be too low.

Just found one in my attic 😮

How many photos will you get with a roll of 120 film?

hi i am from algeria i need a new film rool

I found one in my new house , i want to sell it , how much should i ask for it ?

That camera looks pristine even though it is a 100-year old

Can you send me a new film .I have the apperielle. I'm from Algeria .salem

@ 5:16 YOU SAY HOLD CAMERA AGAINST YOUR BODY, VIEWFINDER IS APPROX 24"FROM YOUR EYE , HOW DO YOU COMPOSE A PICTURE IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE IMAGE IN THE """""""VIEWFINDER """?????????????

In thje 50s and before, I used a 'Baby Brownie' Box Camera until I met my future wife who gave a Voightlander camera which two years later, we traded in for Nikon SLR.

AS I SEE IT,,,,THERE ARE NO MOUNTING HOLES ON THE CAMERA ?????? "" HOW TO ""

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