These Kodak Duaflex cameras must have been very popular,
'cause there seem to be a lot of them out there.
By the numbering in the name it would seem that there were
at least four different models. I have a model III as well, and it is
very similar to the IV, but there are some minor differences.
This is another one of those simple twin lens cameras with the
pop-up view finder and the "TV screen" viewing glass.
Here's the magnificent Kodar. It can be focused in feet, or
you can use the "Close-up-Groups-Senics" settings, if that helps
with your guessing. The shutter has one speed (slow) and "time" for your
really slow movers. Aperture adjusts from f8, f11 and f16, or to any of
about a dozen word descriptions (but still only three settings). The shutter button
must be pushed almost completely inside the camera before it releases. It has
double exposure prevention, but also has a small lever you can push for
multiple exposures, (for special effects!). I've never tried double exposures
with it yet. Maybe someday when I feel like working on the edge.
The following photos were taken with this Duaflex using
Classic Pan 200, re-wound to a 620 spool.
A 100 asa film would suit this camera better, given
the (possibly) 1/30 shutter speed, but the CP200 did well, though
it was fairly overexposed.
Kamiah City Hall
In front of the Hearthstone Bakery
(good doughnuts)
The bakery window, and across the street
one of the older buildings is being renovated.
This trail leads to an audio center that explains
about The Heart of the Monster, (the mound of earth
to the right of the trees at the end of the trail).
A crop of the above photo. The arrow points to
the Heart. Nez Perce lore tells of how the Monster
was out smarted by Coyote, and killed. Coyote spread
parts of the Monster all around the land, and at each spot
a part was left, one of the native peoples emerged.
You guessed it! It's a table. After you hear how Coyote
tore the Monster to pieces, you can take a seat and
have a bite to eat.
The Old Opera House Theatre, in Koskia. At ground level there is
actually a hardware store. The Opera House is up stairs.
This is only about 25 miles from where I live.
Kamiah, in the first photos, is another seven miles down the road,
and the Monster is between the two.
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