Using a 100-year-old Camera: No. 1A Pocket Kodak

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7 ай бұрын

A Tour of My Great Depression Folding Kodak
I walk you through the features and how to use my grandfather's No. 1A Pocket Kodak. Made between 1926-1932, it takes autographic 116 film, but you can still use it today.
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@homestudioplace 6 ай бұрын

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@outlawflyer7868 5 ай бұрын

Glad to have found this. You give a great explanation as to how this camera is used. I found this camarra new in a box, never been used nor expanded. Its been sitting in my mother in-laws basement for decades. I was able to get the bellows expanded but not without problems. The bellows did tear at the corners so I used liquid tape to seal the corners and that worked really good. It even closes with no issues. I was able to find the 116 to a 120 spool along with film on amazon.

@homestudioplace 5 ай бұрын

What a great find! Good luck with it!

@TinLatt-ud2my 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see my own Kodak Autographic 1A here. Thank a lot. It's very beautiful in my eyes.

@homestudioplace 5 ай бұрын

It is pretty, isn't it?

@arianabuck982 4 ай бұрын

This video is a life saver. So happy I officially know how to use my Kodak now. 😊

@homestudioplace 4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@kevinthephotographer9346 6 ай бұрын

A very comprehensive description. I've just been given exactly the same camera and I'm looking forwward to trying it out.

@homestudioplace 6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@chriscard6544 5 ай бұрын

awesome

@homestudioplace 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@LP11294 3 ай бұрын

I found putting the thing back together again was a nightmare. The main camera body came out perfectly but for the life of me can’t get it back in 😂

@homestudioplace 3 ай бұрын

You'll get it. :)

@LP11294 3 ай бұрын

@@homestudioplace Yep, stupidly I was trying to put it in straight down rather than sliding it in. I'm looking forward to having a play with it and seeing if it all still works. I couldn't figure out why everything looked blurry through the viewfinder till I realised you don't need to close one eye like I did in the cameras I used as a child 🤣🤦‍♂

@FlixCreEightR 2 ай бұрын

Why no video update on you using it ?

@homestudioplace 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, real life has gotten in the way lately. It's on my list to do. Thank you for asking!

@andreatholstrom9949 4 ай бұрын

Hello..I just bought one of these cameras today but I can't seem to get the bellows and lense to move forward.. Any help would be appreciated.

@homestudioplace 4 ай бұрын

Wish I could. It's hard over text. First, be careful. These cameras are old (duh), and the bellows are very likely to tear. If it's been closed for a long time, likely many years, the folds may be stuck and the fabric/paper has hardened. It's also possible the metal standard is stuck. It should slide along the bottom rails fairly easily, but if something is bent, misaligned, or rusted, that may be the reason. Good luck!

@andreatholstrom9949 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the reply.. The bellows seems to be ok ..I think it is a rail problem.. I thought maybe there was a release button of some sort but it sounds like from what you are saying there is no release button you just pull it out using the center knob. That's what appears to be stuck..It will pull outa out 1/4inch and that's it.. Any suggestions... Thanks@@homestudioplace

@homestudioplace 4 ай бұрын

On mine, there is a release on the right hand side near the rail if you're looking at the lens. You only have to press the release to fold it back up (not to extend it), though. Maybe that's catching?

@andreatholstrom9949 4 ай бұрын

Ok thanks I do see the release i will try that.@@homestudioplace

@andreatholstrom9949 4 ай бұрын

Ok you are going to love this... My nephew came and figured it our...Thanks so much for all your help... the release button was a little stuck.. but he got it out... Thanks for the messages!

@jetsilla 2 ай бұрын

I still have my parents but it is not useable. Wish I had seen this video a long time ago.

@homestudioplace 2 ай бұрын

It may not be too late. I restored mine, and have a video showing the process. It did take some money, effort, and a bit of courage, but this being my father's camera (and, I think, his father's) I found it to be worth it.