A Curious Camera

I found and purchased a Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro Model for less than $10 shipped on eBay. Not too expensive, and not too insanely old (produced between 1940-52) for me to feel guilty about completely dismantling it to discover it's secret inner workings. Waiting for it to arrive via parcel post was the hardest part of the whole ordeal.

Surgical cleaning was easy, only a few screws to remove to expose the guts of the camera. The insides were covered with 50+ years of dust, the mirror was a little spotty but overall it was in good condition.


Bottom Cameras for TTV are usually Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Cameras meaning that the top lens is for the viewfinder and the bottom lens is for the shutter. So, if you are purchasing a camera for ttv it's not too important if the shutter or film advance is operational. Instead of holding the camera up to your eye, it is worn around the neck and you tilt your head down to see through the viewfinder. The image that you see is flipped in a mirror at right angles toward your eye. Somehow seeing the world this way makes the ordinary look interesting.