{"id":8057,"date":"2014-03-31T07:45:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2014-03-31T07:48:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T11:48:14","slug":"kodak-brownie-camera-no2-manual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2014\/03\/kodak-brownie-camera-no2-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"You push the button… we do the rest."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe other day my three-year-old was shooting video of his stuffed animals with his big sister’s iPad, and a wave of nostalgia crashed over me. I suddenly realized my kids will probably never get to experience joy of film photography. They’ll never understand the thrill of loading a fresh roll into the back of a camera. They’ll never feel those mechanical clicks and vibrations of the film advancing to the next frame. And they’ll never know the excitement of getting a stack of pictures back from the developer.<\/p>\n

How would I even explain this antique technology to them? I know, I’ll Google it. Hey what do you know, here’s an old manual for the Kodak Brownie Camera (No. 2)…<\/p>\n

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\nIs an instruction manual really necessary? Remember the catchy slogan, “You push the button, we do the rest.” This should be a breeze.<\/p>\n

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\nAlright, let’s load this baby up and see what she can do.<\/p>\n

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\nSo far so good.<\/p>\n

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\nThe roller what?<\/p>\n

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\nOh sh*t… total failure will result? Better pay attention here…<\/p>\n

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\nDid it come with duplex paper?<\/p>\n

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\nOk, I think we’re ready now…<\/p>\n

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\nStop? Have we even started?<\/p>\n

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\nOk, aim… I can aim, no problem.<\/p>\n

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\nHoly damn, this is getting wordy<\/p>\n

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\nI don’t even know what that is.<\/p>\n

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\nIs this going to require math? COME ON!<\/p>\n

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\nHow can this thing NOT have a portrait setting?<\/p>\n

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Finally!<\/p>\n

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\nWait, I can’t see my pictures yet? <\/p>\n

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Are you kidding me with this?<\/p>\n

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And that’s not all. There are 32 more pages on developing your film.<\/p>\n

So kids, are you ready to trade in your iPhones yet? You know, for the price the Brownie really can’t be beat. It was first introduced in 1900 for $1.<\/p>\n

See the entire manual here \"external<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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