More pictures from the JEM JR 120 film camera

I recently posted pictures I took with a 120 film camera, a 1940 JEM JR. The scanned negatives are so big that they are 15mb each even after cropping them in GIMP! I scaled them down more and I'm posting the rest of them here today.

15 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on a stair.

6 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on the ground facing traffic!

1/30 exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was in my hands at waist level. This is my Dad in front of the house where he used to live. The picture was tweaked a bit in GIMP to adjust brightness and saturation.

10 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on the ground. The ring you see is a reflection off of a glossy black ring around the lens from the car lights.

10 second exposure at f/11 on ISO 100 Kodak Film. The camera was on a lawnchair. This is media and Police at Occupy Montreal in October 2011.

Processing these 8 images, it is a 6cm X 9cm frame, cost me $11 but I'm quite happy with the results as each shot came out good. That's the thing with film photography, it slows you down and makes you take your time. Digital is great for practice and preparing you to do film.

Thanks for watching.

Gerry :)

Pictures from my 1940 JEM JR 120

Remember that nice $10 1940 JEM JR 120 camera I picked up at the flea market? Well I finally got the film processed this week and the pictures are in. Simply amazing that a simple box like that can take some stunning images.

Camera is resting on the ground for this 10 second exposure.

It's not that amazing on bright sunny days but long exposures at night came out great. This camera has only 2 shutter settings: 1/30 and Bulb mode where the shutter stays open as long as you want. All this at f/11.

The sun is facing the camera and reflecting on the ring around the lens, creating that flare. 1/30 exposure with camera held at waist level.

One thing I've noticed is that if you have direct sunlight or lights aiming at the front of the camera, the glossy black metal ring around the lens will leave a flare on the image. Flat black hockey tape to the rescue to fix that problem.

15 second exposure using a lawn chair for a tripod at Occupy Montreal.

I'll be buying more film for this camera in the near future. Not bad for a 71 year old camera made in New Jersey.

Thanks for watching.

Gerry :)

My New Camera, 1940 JEM 120

I got lucky over the week end and picked up this beauty for $15. The 1940 JEM 120 manufactured by The J.E.Mergott Company takes 120 film which is still available and I happened to have an expired roll in the freezer.

The JEM is very simple to operate. It has 2 settings: "I" for instant and "T" for timed. The instant is 1/30th of a second according to some info on the web and timed is the same as bulb mode where the shutter stays open until you get your finger off the release button or crank arm in this case.

The camera's only settings

I read that this simple box camera made of tin is sometimes prone to light leaks. So I didn't take any chances and taped around the door with black hockey tape after loading it.

The camera has a set aperture which is around f/11 from what I've found out. I've taken some beauty shots after a good clean up and I'm in the process of using up the 8 available shots. I'll post them when I'm done.

That would be exposure #6

Thanks for watching.

Gerry :)