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    Posted 2 months ago

    rniederman
    (349 items)

    15 years posting on CW's Show & Tell!

    Oh my ... time goes by and the journey has been fun. I don't have much more to share these days but will post when new goodies arrive.

    Anyhow, my last 2024 post is a bit of revelation about a pair of cameras that have been in my collection for quite a while.

    It’s strange how I can own a two Kodak cameras for decades and not notice their similarities. FWIW, I typically compare and assess cameras to the Nth degree. Maybe I can be forgiven because the No.3 Folding Brownie Model B (c.1907) was gifted to my oldest son years ago. After all, it never shared shelf-space with an early model (1905) No.2 Stereo Brownie (with the Brownie Automatic Shutter) acquired nearly 10 years later.

    I was at my son’s house and started staring at the long-forgotten No.3. It occurred to me that the No.2 Stereo looks like a No.3 that got stuck in a taffy-puller … or … the No.2 Stereo was squished … or … one camera was captured by aliens and morphed into … sheesh ... somewhat imaginative thinking but you get the idea.

    Aside from the obvious differences (i.e. single lens vs. stereo, shutters, etc.), both are remarkably similar with scalloped edge wooden front standards, similar focusing locks, boxy body shapes, and 3¼ inch high image formats.

    Judge for yourself …

    Happy New Year and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2025 brings!

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    Comments

    1. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 2 months ago
      Congressional awards are due for 15 years of most Excellent post’s
      Which by no means, are they Optical Illusions
      But instead ,Illusions of Great Optics
    2. fortapache fortapache, 2 months ago
      Congratulations! You are a major expert here.
    3. Newfld Newfld, 2 months ago
      Congrats on your 15th anniversary
    4. rniederman rniederman, 2 months ago
      Thanks!
      Reise
      kwqd
      Merrill33
      vetraio50
      dav2no1
      vcal
      fortapache
      Vynil33rpm
      BHIFOS
      Tilted
      Newfld
    5. mcheconi mcheconi, 2 months ago
      Congratulations for the mark and for the awesome posts.
    6. rniederman rniederman, 1 month ago
      Thanks!
      jmillersmugs
      rgrebov
      Michael
      mcheconi

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