The Flickr 828Film Image Generatr

Once owned by a member of my immediate or extended family, these cameras will always stay with me.

Shot on a Kodak Bantam Flash (1947 or 1948), Tmax 100 handrolled with backing paper on to a 828 reel, developed in ID-11 (1+1). The sprocket holes are cropped out.

I used this camera: flic.kr/p/2iK5bm6

Kodak did not make Kodachrome available in rollfilm formats like 120 or 127, but people still really wanted to shoot color slides! Here are some rather hacky instructions for making your own adapter for Kodachrome 828 "miniature" film.

The 828 film format was the same width as 35mm but lacked the familiar double row of sprocket holes. It had a paper backing and so was possible to use on cameras with "red window" film advance but of course the frame spacing was totally off. Also, the larger the image area of your old rollfilm camera, the more severely cropped and "telephoto-ized" the image would become.

Kodak did not make Kodachrome available in 120/620 width, but people really wanted to shoot color slides!

Here in 1941 even Zeiss had to offer a workaround to shoot Kodachrome on their rollfilm 6x6 Ikonta. The 828 film format was the same width as 35mm but lacked the familiar double row of sprocket holes.

I was given a Kodak Bantam a while ago, in perfect condition and still in it’s box with instructions. My local dealer was out of 828 film for some reason so I had to cut myself some backing paper and Adox CHS50. Here are some results developed in HC110.
Not bad for a fixed focus, single speed, two aperture folding camera made in the mid 1930s. 828 film gives a negative 28x40mm, slightly larger than 135.

I was given a Kodak Bantam a while ago, in perfect condition and still in it’s box with instructions. My local dealer was out of 828 film for some reason so I had to cut myself some backing paper and Adox CHS50. Here are some results developed in HC110.
Not bad for a fixed focus, single speed, two aperture folding camera made in the mid 1930s. 828 film gives a negative 28x40mm, slightly larger than 135.

I was given a Kodak Bantam a while ago, in perfect condition and still in it’s box with instructions. My local dealer was out of 828 film for some reason so I had to cut myself some backing paper and Adox CHS50. Here are some results developed in HC110.
Not bad for a fixed focus, single speed, two aperture folding camera made in the mid 1930s. 828 film gives a negative 28x40mm, slightly larger than 135.

Picture taken at Akershus festning, Oslo, with a Kodak Bantam Flash, Kodak Tmax 100 film (handrolled with backing paper onto a 828 reel) and developed in ID-11 in 1+1 dilution.

I used this camera: flic.kr/p/2iK5bnJ

This tank is a part of a generous military donation from USA to Norway after the WWII. Such matters have somewhat become relevant again. Read more about Norway's M24 Chaffee tanks here: tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar-norway-nm-116-panserjager/

Picture taken at Akershus festning, Oslo, with a Kodak Bantam Flash, Kodak Tmax 100 film (handrolled with backing paper onto a 828 reel) and developed in ID-11 in 1+1 dilution.

I used this camera: flic.kr/p/2iK5bnJ

Picture taken at Akershus festning, Oslo, with a Kodak Bantam Flash, Kodak Tmax 100 film (handrolled with backing paper onto a 828 reel) and developed in ID-11 in 1+1 dilution.

I used this camera: flic.kr/p/2iK5bnJ

Rachael on a walk in Bothell, Washington.

Photographed with a Kodak Bantam Special. The film is un-perforated ORWO UN54 developed in Beerenol (Rainier Beer).

A tree in a wetland in Bothell, Washington.

Photographed with a Kodak Bantam Special. The film is un-perforated ORWO UN54 developed in Beerenol (Rainier Beer).

A car in the Bothell independence Day Parade, July 4, 2022.

Photographed with a Kodak Bantam Special. The film is un-perforated ORWO UN54 developed in Beerenol (Rainier Beer).

Manufacturer:Kodak
Produced:1936-1948
Body Type:Folding Bed
Bellows Deployment:Self Erecting
Construction:Cast Aluminium
Film Type:828
Film Width:35mm
ImageSize:4 x 2.8 cm
No. of Images:8
Lens Type:Ektar
Focus Type:Rangefinder
Focal Length:45mm
Focal Range:3ft - inf.
Aperture Type:5 Blades
Aperture:f/2 - f/16
Shutter Type:Compur and Supermatic

The Kodak Bantam Special may be one of the most uniquely beautiful cameras of all time. It was produced by Kodak from 1936-1948, and had a stylish Art Deco design consisting of a black enamelled cast aluminium, clam-shell body. The Streamline Moderne design was by Walter Dorwin Teague, a noted industrial design pioneer going back to the 1930's. Teague was responsible for the design of the famous Sparton table radios, a revamp of the Texaco gas station and logo, TWA identity, early Polaroid cameras, to name a few. The streamlining effect was achieved by rounding the corners and by having no extraneous decoration.

from: www.artdecocameras.com/cameras/kodak/kodak-bantam-special/

see also: www.cameraquest.com/superban.htm

photo made with: a7rii + Bausch & Lomb Cinephor EF. 5in (127.0mm) f:2.0 (projector lens)

Dick, Danna, Gay with baby Sherry, Joy, Eric.

Gay and Joy April 1956.

Bob, Eric, Joy, Dick, Gay, Danna, baby Sherry sitting.

Squirrel on an oak tree in Salem, Oregon.

Photographed with a Kodak Bantam Special. The film is un-perforated ORWO UN54 developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes.