Lovely old Kodak No.3 Autographic Model H

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Hi guys

Just been given this by a friend on my bass players website. It's really nice - shutter works and aperture adjusts smoothly, I BET it still works.

So - how do I load her up? I think it takes '118' film.

Any experts here? I can provide more pics very soon, sorry about this crappy iPhone pic. It was made, I think, between 1914 and 1926, and the lens says between 1910 and 1913.

Cheers
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Not sure about the film but its a good idea to get a bright torch and go to a dark place and shine it into the bellows (while they're open) to see if it has any light leaks. I just bought an old Ensign pocket 20 and it has a few pinprick leaks which I need to find out the best way to fix them.
I love using these old bellows cameras, you really have to think about what you're doing.

Andy
 
Nice, as said film could be an issue though not to an adventurous type :LOL: Reminds me I still have to sort the Piccolette shortly...
 
Musicman said:
Yep. A No. 3 would indicate 118 film.

http://www.vintagephoto.tv/autofilm.shtml

I think you're going to be having a hard time finding film for it though. Kodak discontinued 118 in 1961.

It uses a 3¼" × 4¼" image size, which would prove tricky to find a reasonable substitute that you could cut down (in a darkroom) to use.
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Ha! Well, that might make things more difficult. Time for another eBay 'saved search' methinks!!!
 
I have one of these.
It also had an alternative plate back, but I never found one. ( I think there is one in the Bradford museum.)
I picked the camera up in Spain in 1958
It can also have a variety of lenses.
 
Andysnap said:
Not sure about the film but its a good idea to get a bright torch and go to a dark place and shine it into the bellows (while they're open) to see if it has any light leaks. I just bought an old Ensign pocket 20 and it has a few pinprick leaks which I need to find out the best way to fix them.
I love using these old bellows cameras, you really have to think about what you're doing.

Andy
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If they really are Pinprick leaks then black latex based fabric paint, similar to the stuff I used to fix the shutter curtain on my FED3 will do the trick. Paint it on the inside (by preference - keeps the camera looking better) of the bellows, but don't close it up until the paints thoroughly dried.
 
ujjwaldey8165 said:
How about good old black tape...:)
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If the latex paint I suggested doesn't work - that's the next step (y)

The fabric paint is a bit less bulky if there are a few leaks on each side of the bellows, and also easier to get into the corners.
 
Thanks for the tips boys.

Andy
 
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