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The '''No. 2 Hawkette''' was a [[Folding | Folding Camera]] using [[120 film | 120 roll film]],
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made by [[Kodak]] in 1930. The body is mottled brown [[Bakelite]] with art-deco details.
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Takes eight 6x9cm frames on [[120 film]].
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The camera was sold only through premium advertising promotions.
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Reference: Coe, Brian, <i>Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years</i>, p.115 & p.59, Hove Foto Books, 1988.
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The '''Kodak No. 2 Hawkette''' was a [[Folding | folding camera]] using [[120 film | 120 roll film]], made by [[Kodak]] in 1930. The body is mottled brown [[Bakelite]] with art-deco details.<br/>
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The camera was sold only through premium advertising promotions.
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== Specifications ==
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* '''Type:'''          120 Roll Film - 6x9 folding camera.
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* '''Size:'''         182 mm x 104 mm x 38 mm (closed), 182 mm x 104 mm x 122 mm (open, W x H x D).
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* '''Image Format:''' 60 x 90 mm (W x H).
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* '''Lens:'''         Unmarked
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* '''Apertures:''' f/16, f/22 and f/32
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* '''Shutter:''' Rotary
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* '''Focusing:''' Fixed, most likely 5ft to infinity
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* '''Shutter Speeds:''' Instant and Time
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* '''Viewfinder''' Waist level finder.
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* '''Film Loading''' Manual - hinged back.
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* '''Film Transport''' Manual wind knob
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* '''Flash Contact:''' None
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* '''Tripod Socket:''' None
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==References==
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* Coe, Brian, <i>Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years</i>, p.115 & p.59, Hove Foto Books, 1988.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://www.bvipirate.com/Kodak/Hawkette-1.html No.2 Hawkette] on [http://www.bvipirate.com/Kodak/ Walker Mangum's Kodak collection site]
 
* [http://www.bvipirate.com/Kodak/Hawkette-1.html No.2 Hawkette] on [http://www.bvipirate.com/Kodak/ Walker Mangum's Kodak collection site]
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/kodak_n2_hawkette.php Kodak No.2 Hawkette] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/kodak/html/kodak_n2_hawkette.php Kodak No.2 Hawkette] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
 
  
 
[[Category: UK]]
 
[[Category: UK]]

Revision as of 14:18, 17 October 2011

The Kodak No. 2 Hawkette was a folding camera using 120 roll film, made by Kodak in 1930. The body is mottled brown Bakelite with art-deco details.
The camera was sold only through premium advertising promotions.

Specifications

  • Type: 120 Roll Film - 6x9 folding camera.
  • Size: 182 mm x 104 mm x 38 mm (closed), 182 mm x 104 mm x 122 mm (open, W x H x D).
  • Image Format: 60 x 90 mm (W x H).
  • Lens: Unmarked
  • Apertures: f/16, f/22 and f/32
  • Shutter: Rotary
  • Focusing: Fixed, most likely 5ft to infinity
  • Shutter Speeds: Instant and Time
  • Viewfinder Waist level finder.
  • Film Loading Manual - hinged back.
  • Film Transport Manual wind knob
  • Flash Contact: None
  • Tripod Socket: None

References

  • Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years, p.115 & p.59, Hove Foto Books, 1988.

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