It’s been mentioned before that in recent years I’ve become something of a rest home for elderly cameras and this particular example has been a resident for quite a while now…
Kershaw 450
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 44mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 200
The Kershaw 450 was manufactured by GB Equipments Ltd in Leeds during the mid-1950s and is a folding camera that takes 120 film, giving 12 (square) shots on a roll.
Midland Railway 156 Class 2-4-0 No.158A
Kershaw 450, exposure details not recorded – Ilford XP2 Super
Fitted with an Otar Anastigmat 80mm f/4.5 three element lens the camera was supplied with either Vario or Velio shutters, mine has the latter, giving speeds of 1⁄10, 1⁄25, 1⁄50, 1⁄100 and 1⁄200 plus Bulb.
Cromer, September 2013
Kershaw 450, exposure details not recorded – Ilford XP2 Super
As the camera has no focusing aid (and I’m terrible at judging distances) I tend to use mine only in the summer months, relying on the depth of field scale and a small aperture to get sharp(ish) images…
As I was given an assortment of 120 films for Christmas I really ought to shoot some of it… soon!
Scans by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom CC.
Freelance Wastrel 