Down the Road

Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Since 2007

Tag: Kodak Kodacolor II

  • In praise of square photographs

    Given that most photos are rectangles these days, square photos seem weird. But successful square photography is all about composing for the frame you have.

  • Imperial Magimatic X50

    My review of the Imperial Magimatic X50, an inexpensive camera for 126 film.

  • My first roll of film

    Down the Road is on hiatus, returning Monday, 26 September. I’m rerunning old posts in the meantime. When my grandmother gave me a quarter to buy the old Kodak Brownie Starmite II at a garage sale, I don’t think either of us could have predicted that it would spark a lifelong love of cameras, which…

  • My first roll of film

    When my grandmother gave me a quarter to buy the old Kodak Brownie Starmite II at a garage sale, I don’t think either of us could have predicted that it would spark a lifelong love of cameras, which would lead to a growing interest in photography when I reached middle age. It was August of…

  • Kodak Duaflex II

    On paper, the Kodak Duaflex II is a lousy camera. It tried to capture high-end cachet by being styled as a twin-lens reflex camera, but it’s really just a glorified box camera. Its single-element meniscus lens, a 75mm f/15 Kodet, was the cheapest Kodak offered in those days. Its simple single-speed leaf shutter fires at…