Ansco Speedex Jr.

[Randy]

Just got this roll of film back from winter of 2004. These are taken on Ilford film with my vintage Ansco Speedex Jr.



This is the old Cleveland Hotel in downtown Conneaut Ohio. It closed long ago and has had several shops and tenants through the years. It has been purchased by a developer and they plan to renovate.



Here is Johnson's Drive-In and the Mason's Hall. Mr. Johnson got too old to run his place so it stands vacant.



This is the old Conneaut Carnagie Library. The city built a new library, and a retired couple purchased the old one and live in it.



Here is historic Ashtabula Harbor. The overhead conveyor carries coal from one side of the river to the other. The buildings belong to Norfolk Southern Railway.



The lift bridge over the Ashtabula River gets a lot of use during the summer months being raised for pleasure boats.



A horse and it's owner do a little exercise at the Jefferson Fairgrounds in February 2005.



Here's the camera...I got it on Evilbay for .99 cents.

[byuphoto]

they have that vintage soft look of a box camera that can not be reproduced by a modern camera. with the subjects and the look it is hard to pinpoint when they were taken. Bravo randy

[Randy]

Thanks Rick, I tried not to get any modern vehicles in the pictures to give them a timeless effect.

[jack]

I just got a Ansco Speedex B2, up scale version of the jr. I want to shoot some film with it but I have heard that the red film index window will let light in and fog todays films. Any thoughts or experience with this type of camera.

Jack

[Randy]

I didn't happen with mine Jack. They use red lights in the dark room.

[Francis in VT]

jack said:

I just got a Ansco Speedex B2, up scale version of the jr. I want to shoot some film with it but I have heard that the red film index window will let light in and fog todays films. Any thoughts or experience with this type of camera.

Jack

Hi;

The Red window was OK with the old Orthochromatic film but not with todays Panchromatic. If you want to see the effect leave the camera back exposed to bright sunlight. Later cameras used Green for the windows and the more upscale types used a sliding or swinging metal cover for the opening.
The simplest solution for you would be a small flap of Black masking or photographic tape over the window. You just have to raise the flap to see the number when you are winding.

Regards,

Francis Roy