Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash No. 5

This is my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash No. 5, which I customized by painting the front metal faceplate. I removed it, sanded it down to remove all the scratches, painted it a base coat of chrome silver and used a Red anodizing paint over it to give it that deep shine. After it was dry, I buffed it out to bring out the satiny gloss of the paint job. I figured, since this is my Brownie Hawkeye Flash with the "flipped" lens, I might as well make it stand out from the other ones in my collection in some way. I know it sure stands out in public when I'm shooting it! Yay, Kodak!

Some wildflowers I shot through a flipped lens in my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash for effect. I don't know what caused the white portion to not get developed properly. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera (made in January 1954 and employing a 'flipped' lens.) Film: FujiFilm Neopan Acros 100 ASA black and white 120 film Aperture: F/15 (approx.) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. Focal length: 81mm (apparently) Date: October 9th, 2011, 9.58 a.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Adox Adonal developer (Rodinal clone): 16 minutes (1:50) Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 minutes Rinse: 5 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Hawkeye5 Flipped 06df

A Mercury I had just a couple years back. I flipped the lens in my Brownie Hawkeye for effect. Camera: Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash 620 camera (made in January 1954 and employing a 'flipped' lens.) Film: FujiFilm Neopan Acros 100 ASA black and white 120 film Aperture: F/15 (approx.) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. Focal length: 81mm (apparently) Date: January 29th, 2012, 2.44 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Adox Adonal developer (Rodinal clone): 16 minutes (1:50) Ilford Ilfostop stopbath: 1 minute Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 minutes Rinse: 5 minutes Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 minute Hawkeye5 Flipped 10ef