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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 '''Kodak No. 2 Hawkette''' is a [[Folding | folding camera]] using [[120 film | 120 roll film]], made by [[Kodak Ltd.]] in 1930.<REF name="Coe">{{Coe Kodak}} p.59.</REF> The body is mottled brown [[Bakelite]] with art-deco details.<br/>
 
The camera was sold only through premium advertising promotions.
 
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 (WxHxD):'''  182 mm x 104 mm x 38 mm (closed), 182 mm x 104 mm x 122 mm (open).
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* '''Image Format:''' 6 x 9 medium format
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* '''Lens:'''         105mm single element meniscus (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 (most likely around 1/30th) 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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Reference: Coe, Brian, <i>Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years</i>, p.115 & p.59, Hove Foto Books, 1988.
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 26 May 2022

The Kodak No. 2 Hawkette is a folding camera using 120 roll film, made by Kodak Ltd. in 1930.[1] 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 (WxHxD): 182 mm x 104 mm x 38 mm (closed), 182 mm x 104 mm x 122 mm (open).
  • Image Format: 6 x 9 medium format
  • Lens: 105mm single element meniscus (unmarked)
  • Apertures: f/16, f/22 and f/32
  • Shutter: Rotary
  • Focusing: Fixed, most likely 5ft to infinity
  • Shutter Speeds: Instant (most likely around 1/30th) and Time
  • Viewfinder Waist level finder.
  • Film Loading Manual - hinged back.
  • Film Transport Manual wind knob
  • Flash Contact: None
  • Tripod Socket: None


Notes

  1. Coe, Brian: Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years; Hove Foto Books, Hove, UK. 1988; ISBN 0-906447-44-5, or 2nd edition, 2003; ISBN 1874707375. p.59.

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