Don't Underestimate the Baby

In the spring I picked up a Kodak Baby Brownie Special camera for about $2 on eBay.  The listing was about 3 words long and I had no idea if the camera would work, but for $2 it was worth the risk.

I really like these cameras because they're tiny and you can shoot square pictures on the 127 film.  I like square pictures and I like small cameras, so we were the perfect match.  When my mother saw it she said that the Baby Brownie Special was her first camera as a kid and she loved it.  So it only seems appropriate that one found it's way into my hands and now after getting my first photos back, I love it too.

Sadly I should note that while I'm excited about taking square photos on this camera, I had the setting wrong and my first rolls didn't come out square.  Doh!

This is my Baby Brownie Special.  To give you some perspective if you've never seen one, it's about 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) tall.

More Back to Basics.... No. 2 Folding Pocket Kodak Model C

In keeping with yesterday's theme... I've also begun to get away from digital photos and am returning to using film- Polaroids, Holga and some other cameras.

I was in an antique store a couple of weeks ago and found this beautiful little Kodak camera that's almost 100 years old. It didn't have a price and I expected it to be priced terrifically high but when the shop owner told me how much it was, I knew it was coming home with me.

I love the brass and wood on this camera. They just don't make cameras like this anymore. I'm still trying to find out if there is a modern-day version of film for it, or a way to modify the camera and/or film in order to use it. Even if there isn't, the beautiful design of this camera makes it well worth keeping around.