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IBM Punch Card Fortran Code
Used by Charlie Duke for non-linear least-squares curve fitting during the 1960's. Fortran Program used at ISU computer.
Canon PowerShot A95 Camera
The A95 compact digital camera with 5 megapixels and made in China was first marketed in 2004 by Canon Inc. The camera has 3x(38-114mm equiv.) F2.8-F4.9 zoom lens.
Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak Camera
This model, manufactured between 1915 and 1926, has a fixed-focus f/7.7 lens. The front of the camera expands out to take pictures. The version sold without the "special" branding was advertised as the "Soldier's camera" during World War 1, with a flap that can be lifted up on the back of the camera to write a note on the backing of 127mm film. A small stylus is included to do this.
Minolta Freedom Tele Camera
Also known as the Minolta AF-Tele Super in Europe or the Mac-Tele in Japan, the Freedom Tele is a dual focal-length autofocusing 35mm camera. The two lenses are 38mm f/2.8 and 80mm f/5.6.
This line launched in 1988, a Leica model based off of it launched a year later.
Made in Malaysia
Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 Deluxe Camera
This is a 35mm point and shoot camera, with a focal length of 38-80mm and a maximum aperature of f/4
620 Film Camera Back
This is the back of a camera, probably a bellows camera, that takes 620 film. The lens and bellows are missing. The date listed here is approximate.
Filmo 70 A Motion Picture Camera
The Filmo 70 is the first spring motor-driven 16mm camera, the first in the long-running Filmo series. This is an A model, with a sing f/3.5 lens and two film speeds, 8 and 16 frames per second. 16 frames per second was considered standard at the time. This model was intended for home video or amateur film, but later models became popular for filming news in war zones due to the ruggedness of the cameras. This particular camera may have been previously owned by Albert N. Mills '06, a Grinnell alum who appears in the 1906 edition of the Cyclone. The manual has his name written on it in two places.
Polaroid Spectra SE
The Polaroid Spectra SE is a later member of the Spectra line of Polaroid cameras, which appears to be similar to the Spectra Pro and Spectra AF models. This camera features an f/10 125mm coated lens, and produces 4.0" x 4.1" images using 990 film, also called "Spectra" or "Image".
Kodak Hawk-Eye No. 2 Model C
The Hawk-Eye No. 2 Model C is an extremely simple box camera for Kodak 120 film with a fixed aperture and one very small viewfinder. The lens of the camera is behind the guillotine-style shutter, and is a very small meniscus lens.
Empire 120 Box Camera
This Empire 120 box camera is of very simple all-metal construction, and bears a mark from J.E. Mergott Co. of Newark, New Jersey. This company also made metal frames for handbags, which matches this camera's all-metal construction. This is an example of a relatively generic, cheap camera, allowing ordinary people to take pictures.
Kodak 35 Rangefinder
This is a Kodak 35 Rangefinder, an upgraded model of the Kodak 35 featuring a coupled rangefinder similar to the Argus C series of cameras. This particular camera has a f/3.5 50mm Kodak Anastar lens and serial number ET5608. It is inside a "Deluxe Field Case" also manufactured by Kodak.
Polaroid Automatic 104 Land Camera with flash, timer, and case
This early Polaroid camera prints to 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 instant packfilm. A relatively affordable model at $49.95 in 1965, the camera has clear operating instructions printed on it.
The lens is 114mm f/8.8, with a shutter that can go between 1/1200 and 10 seconds.
This particular camera was once used by the Chemistry Department here at Grinnell.
Tektronix C-5C Oscilloscope Camera
This is an Polaroid-based oscilloscope camera, intended to take pictures of the data on a CRT oscilloscope. Modern digital oscilloscopes typically have a screenshot function, rendering a camera like this obsolete.
This particular model can be directly mounted to a Tektronix 577, 600-series, 1420-series, or a 5100-series instrument. It has a fixed focus and aperture, and a small viewing window so that the user can view the oscilloscope readout while using the camera. This model has serial number B049465.
Polaroid Print Copier Model 2401
This device is intended to copy Polaroid images taken by a Polaroid Land Camera model 110 or 110A. It is essentially a scanner, with the camera that takes the scans separate from the scanner. This box contains a flash, a timer, and a mounting point to hold the camera and original photograph exactly in place. The exposure time of the copy is much longer than for the original image. Images that were taken under- or over-exposed can be fixed in copying by exposing for different amounts of time. The manual reccomends an exposure time of up to 25 seconds to improve a very under-exposed image, and an exposure time as little as 4 seconds to slightly darken an over-exposed image. The contrast of the copy can be decreased by decreasing the development time from 1 minute to 45 seconds.
Argus Model A
The Argus Model A helped to popularize the 135 format of film in the United States. This was a low-cost camera at $12.50 in 1936 - around $290 in 2025 dollars. The camera body is made of bakelite, with apertures of f/4.5, f/5.6, f/8, and f/11 and a collapsible lens. This particular camera is in a leather case that flaps down for picture-taking, and has a short start-up manual with the inscription requesting its return if found. Serial Number: 15435
Sony Video Camera Recorder CCD-TR5
This video camera records to 8mm video format cassettes, and is capable of recording both video and sound. Videos can be played back to TVs or color monitors by AV inputs. Videos can also be watched back directly on the camera. Some edits can be done on the camera, such as recording title screens and inserting footage over other footage, for making more advanced home videos. This camera comes with a large case of accessories, and the soft-touch plastic on the camera body is beginning to degrade and become sticky.