Camera Museum

10/04/2026

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09/23/2026

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09/21/2026

Kodak Bantan from 1935. Uses 828 roll film

09/08/2026

Restoration and duplication of a Sun Portrait at Image Doctor in McDonough, Ga

08/31/2026

Was on the coast this past weekend with the beautiful Kodak Bantam Special. Loaded with a roll of Kentmere 828 from Film for Classics.

08/27/2026

The Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo was Kodak's smallest box camera. It measures only 2½H x 2W x 3L . Produced between 1916 and 1922, it has a simple rotary shutter with a single f/stop and a behind the shutter meniscus lens and no viewfinder. The camera was truly a fully functional miniature for this period.

The top and one side of the camera have a V shape stamped into the leatherette cover to show the approximate angle of view for the photographer.

The Kodak No.00 Cartridge Premo takes a No. 35 rollfilm (unperforated paper backed motion picture film) This one had a roll of color 828 film in it when we got it which creates a 1¼ x 1¾ inch negative. The shutter has TIME and INSTANT settings. Kodak produced this little beauty between 1916 and 1922.

08/26/2026

The Ansco Memo is an American 35mm camera introduced in 1926, using Ansco's own cassette system (35mm cassettes would not be standardized until 1934). The film traveled vertically, as in a movie camera; and each frame was half the size of the 24x36mm format popularized by the Leica for stills cameras.

The earliest version of the Ansco Memo box camera was made of varnished wood. The wooden housings of the later versions were covered with leather. Several months after the Memo began receiving its leather covering, a shutter release guard was added, to prevent accidental shutter actuation.
The Memo features a claw-based film-advance mechanism, like a cine camera, rather than a sprocket system as on a conventional 35mm camera. It made 50 exposures 18×23mm.

08/25/2026

The Rubix 16 is a vintage subminiature still photography camera shaped like a tiny Leica, manufactured by Sugaya Optical Works in Japan starting around 1949. The Rubix 16 was specifically designed to use 16mm film loaded into a pair of matching brass cassettes.
This photo was made on the window sill in the kitchen at our museum.

08/24/2026

This week, let’s get small. All cameras this week will be sub miniature or just generally small in size. Please follow this page to see them all in your feed over the next 5 days.

This Eastman Kodak Rainbow Hawk-eye Vest Pocket Camera in Lavender color is a vintage folding bellows camera produced from 1931 to 1933. Known for its compact Art Deco style, it used 127 roll film to produce eight exposures per roll, measuring roughly 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches each.

08/19/2026

📼 Think Your Old Video Tapes Are Beyond Saving? Think Again!
Broken cassette? Tangled tape? Damaged VHS? Don’t throw it away!
At Image Doctor inside The Camera Museum in McDonough, Georgia, we can repair many damaged VHS and other videotapes and digitize the memories stored on them before they’re lost forever.

Those old tapes may contain weddings, birthdays, Christmas mornings, children growing up, and family members you’d give anything to see and hear again.

Call for an appointment to bring us your damaged tapes and let the Image Doctor take a look.
Or call us to arrange a pickup from your home or office.

📍 Image Doctor at The Camera Museum
369 Macon Street McDonough, GA 30253 770-892-0042

Your tape may be damaged. Your memories may still be saved. 📼❤️