Vintage Kodak Brownie help???

[defintelymaybe]

I've just picked up a 'Kodak Brownie Reflex 20' camera from a local charity shop and know nothing about it. It'd be great if I could get it working and was hoping you guys might be able to help.

Here's one I found similar...

I believe it takes the extremely rare 620 type film and re-spooling it with 120 film should do the trick. But the camera didn't come with a 620 spool - does anyone have one?

Secondly, how on earth are these things powered??? Did batteries even exist in the 50's???

 

[Just Dave]

Hi
I think you can just about get away without Click Here re-spooling by making a small spacer

Download Brownie Reflex 20 manual

Dave

 

[PsiFox]

More info on camera here
http://www.brownie-camera.com/33.shtml

Power is mechanical/springs dear boy none of this battery malarky.

1 fixed shutter speed.

 

[ekimeno]

Damn that camera looks cool...

 

[percymon]

620 spool on ebay currently - was at £11 last night !!

I'm sure someone might have one lying around in a dark corner if you ask.

 

[defintelymaybe]

Yeah, there appears to be one Ebay seller with a bunch of them; fetch a small fortune. Surely someone on hear has one...