This morning I visited the local Sunday flea market. After walking through the whole area, I went around again to check on recent arrivals. I had seen a couple of old 35mm cameras that were made of 24K gold and priced accordingly and one platinum MF 120 film camera. As I was almost ready to throw my coffee cup away and leave I spotted a seller just setting up. On his table was a Brownie Target Six-16 and a No2 Folding Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model C. Each with a price tag of $7. I picked each one up for a quick look over and he offered them at $5 each or $7 for both. They are sitting next to my keyboard. Both are in extremely good condition and I have not determined their fate.
The Hawk-Eye has the rotary aperture with four perfect circles of f8-f32 range. Hmmmmmmmm ……… It also has a mechanical aperture choke, the same as the VPK Meniscus. Hmmmmmmmmm again – this lens could certainly be a keeper.
