The two Seniors noshed on some Japanese fare, while recalling the days when their format wasn't at all obscure!
Camera Models: Detrola Model HW (1939) and Falcon Model F (1937)
Similarities: It's as if someone built the shell of this camera for both makers to utilize in putting their own finishing touches and features on their version, as they are that similar. Both are Art Deco era American Viewfinder collapsible 127 cameras whose design is rich in Art Deco lettering and design work, and as it so happens, both have tended to have a particular dislike of "homemade" 127 film, from previous experience. Both also have Wollensak 2 inch Velostigmat lenses that have unit focusing instead of front element focusing.
Differences: The models come from different manufacturers, and have slight differences in top shutter speed, as well as expected differences in trim.
Film Shared: Rerapan 100 in 127 format, fresh dated.
If you have read more than a few of my posts, you'll soon note that I'm a bit of a sucker for what are often known as "obsolete" formats. After successfully cutting down 120 film to feed old 828 format cameras, my attention later turned to 127 format models, and I began to expand my film cutting adventures to this format as well. However, I discovered some 127 cameras weren't the most enthusiastic about using this custom slit film, often slipping in the film advance, or simply having many issues with film plane flatness.
