1926 Kodak

[Frank Schmidt]

I'm not altogether happy with this still-life. It's a problem with the composition, I think. Not sure .

One minute exposure in a totally dark studio with Canon 60D on a tripod. No Flash, f/22 using 50mm prime lens, ISO 125. So you can see that I wasn't allowing much light onto the sensor. Nice deep focus. Lots of shadows.

Hand-held spot light as usual applied as necessary to each element in sequence.

The camera I found at a flea market yesterday for $27. It is a Kodak 1A Pocket Special; this model was made from 1926-1934. Grant Haist, a retired researcher at Kodak has a new book out about his huge collection of Kodaks.

How much would you spend for a camera in the worst part of the Great Depression? This one sold for $60 ! Not many sold I'll bet.

Oil Lamp made by DeYon Blase in Hollister, Missouri. The book was written by Thomas Dewey; remember, he was the guy who was declared winner of the presidential race against Harry Truman by some newspapers and then later declared the loser.

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