I picked up the Kodak Modèle B11 at a local market for very little, and it turned out to be a rare find. It is in pristine, fully working condition, with tight mechanics and clean bellows. Made in France in the 1950s, the B11 is a simple medium format folding camera, shooting 6×9 or 6×6 on 620 film. Its straightforward controls encourage a slower, more deliberate approach, and in use it feels far more rewarding than its modest specifications suggest.
I had to spool a roll of film onto a spare 620 that I had lying around, because even modifying the 120 spool wouldn’t allow me to rotate or advance the film. Thankfully, I had a few of those lying around, so it operated exactly the way it was meant to.
Unfortunately, I messed up the development by accidentally exposing a portion of the film. It’s pretty obvious which images were affected. But they’re pretty sharp considering this thing shoots at 1/30s… it’s that or “Bulb”.
