Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

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.

29 May 2019
Imperial Magimatic X50

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

3 May 2019
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…

7 September 2016
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…

6 August 2012
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…

27 May 2010