Exposure and How It Works - A Beginner's Guide - Part 1 (Page 20): I do the same thing, although I record the voice messages on a solid state recorder that I keep with the camera. Now...

Bipod

AndyH wrote:

I still have some of those, somewhere. They were sized to go in a little three ring binder, 5x7 if I recall correctly.

I later made a similar form using spreadsheet software, compressing the data to a 3x5 index card, for which I have several pads and holders.

Now I just record voice memos on my iPhone, but it was a lot of fun and great discipline to have to write something in every box.

Andy

I do the same thing, although I record the voice messages on a solid state recorder that I keep with the camera.

Now wouldn't voice memos be a good feature to add to a digital camera. I wonder if any manufacturer has done it?

Some old Kodak folders (such as my 1A Autographic Junior 1917-24) took "autographic" film: with paper backing
and a thin sheet of carbon paper. There's a window in the back of camera that allows you to write on the paper backing
with a stylus. Someday maybe the industry may catch up with 1917...

The 1A took A616 film which which is no longer made. 616 was 1/4" wider than 120, but the camera is
usuable with 120 film and reel spacers--but without the Autographic feature. And it still works, naturally.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Bipod wrote:

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I still have my grandfather’s Autographic. It was one of the lower tier models, so I don’t actually use it. But it always intrigued me, and seeing his handwritten notes on the negatives makes me happy.

Andy

Bipod

AndyH wrote:

I still have my grandfather’s Autographic. It was one of the lower tier models, so I don’t actually use it. But it always intrigued me, and seeing his handwritten notes on the negatives makes me happy.

Andy

You're very lucky to have those autographic negatives, Andy. Not that many still around.
It must give you a sense or the person who took the pictures. Handwriting says a lot.

My Autographic is missing its stylus, unfortunately. Any stylus will work, but I can
probably make one that looks authentic on my watchmaker's lathe, if I can find
accurate dimensions. I understand they were chrome-plated--that might get expensive.

The 1A Jr. has a couple of nice features: a cable release, a leg so it can stand vertically
on a table, and viewfinders for both orientations. This model was made with a
lot of different shutter and lens combinations.

The only reason to use pre-war Kodak cameras is nostalgia. But in the 1950s Kodak
made some good cameras.

Oh there is one other reason: it's easy to remove the lens from the old folders and use
it with a pinhole.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Yes. I’m lucky to have it, and to inherit some link to both my grandfathers. I have a number of glass plates from the other one.

The stylus in this one had a black finish - no chrome. Upper tier seem to have had chrome styli.

Andy

Bipod

AndyH wrote:

Yes. I’m lucky to have it, and to inherit some link to both my grandfathers. I have a number of glass plates from the other one.

The stylus in this one had a black finish - no chrome. Upper tier seem to have had chrome styli.

Andy

Thanks--every clue helps!