{"id":2317,"date":"2013-12-01T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:36:47","slug":"ansco-b2-cadet-photography-with-an-old-box-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=2317","title":{"rendered":"Ansco B2 Cadet: Photography with an Old Box Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, today&#8217;s fancy digital cameras have a lot of tricks to ensure your photos turn out picture-perfect. \u00a0But compared to the simplicity of an old box camera like Ansco&#8217;s B2 Cadet, the photos aren&#8217;t THAT much better!<\/p>\n<p>Basically a wooden box without any real lens, and a 1\/60 second shutter that allows light into a box where it hits a sheet of 120 (B2) film at the back of the box, there&#8217;s something to be said for simplicity. \u00a0The only &#8220;extras&#8221; are a couple of finders that allow you to hold the camera at waist level (to keep it steady) and look into the glass window to &#8220;see&#8221; what the camera is seeing.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ansco B2 Cadet by TAZMPictures, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tazmpictures\/8698097009\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ansco B2 Cadet\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8698097009_c44c4cd43b.jpg?resize=500%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few black-and-white shots taken in Namibia&#8217;s northern coastal desert, the Skeleton Coast. \u00a0You can see more photos taken with this camera at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tazmpictures\/sets\/72157635446497751\/\">this link.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an old shipwreck on the beach that the waves are slowly pounding into oblivion<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Shipwreck by TAZMPictures, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tazmpictures\/10707737144\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shipwreck\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10707737144_3c62a9299b_c.jpg?resize=537%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"537\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A bit farther north, you can visit this old mining (?) rig that is rusting in the desert<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Aging Machinery by TAZMPictures, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tazmpictures\/10707792404\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aging Machinery\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10707792404_5781e8e786.jpg?resize=500%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, the iconic Welwitschia plant, a two-leafed oddity that lives to be thousands of years old. Clearly not everyone is as impressed with this plant as I was.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Not Impressed by the Welwitschia by TAZMPictures, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tazmpictures\/10707647634\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Not Impressed by the Welwitschia\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10707647634_5e44288890_c.jpg?resize=536%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"536\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sure, today&#8217;s fancy digital cameras have a lot of tricks to ensure your photos turn out picture-perfect. \u00a0But compared to the simplicity of an old box camera like Ansco&#8217;s B2 Cadet, the photos aren&#8217;t THAT much better! 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