Kodak Hawk-Eye

A few weeks ago while at my grandparent's house Raimund and I were given my grandma's Kodak Hawk Eye camera.  It was hers as a child in the '50s and she said it was still in working condition.  We decided to test it out.

We threw in a roll of 120 film and went on a photo walk.  It was only after wards we realized we needed to get a 620 spool.....long story short, the Hawk Eye took 620 film.  It's the exact same as 120 film, only with a slightly different spool.  120 spool = no no for camera.  Derp.  The secret is to re-spool the 120 film on the 620 spool.  I'm now on eBay searching for a few spools. 

Ok, enough spool talk.  (such a weird word when you type it too many times, right?)  Here's the outcome of those photos.

They almost have a dream-like quality to them.  For a test roll, not bad!  Raimund's going to attempt to take the camera apart to clean the lens.  Hopefully the photos will come out crisper after that.

I'm completely in love with this camera!  Hard to believe it was my grandma's and now it's mine.  Maybe in a few years it'll be Ben's?  Who knows!

Later gators!