Video: Shooting video with a Vest Pocket Kodak camera lens from WWI
(Digital Photography Review)

French photographer Mathieu Stern has shared a new video on his YouTube channel that showcases footage shot with a Vest Pocket Kodak 127 film camera lens last used during World War 1. The Vest Pocket Kodak from Eastman Kodak was first released in 1912 as a compact pocket-sized camera. In 1915, the company introduced the Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak model in the United States, advertising it as the `soldier´s camera´ during the first World War. More than one million units of the soldier´s camera were sold and many remain available for sale on eBay for around $50 to $90. Stern removed the lens from the Kodak camera and mounted it to a Sony A7 III using an M42 helicoid and M42 to C mount adapter using rubber bands. The video shows footage captured using this setup in Vienna, Austria. Stern showcases other unusual lenses on his website´s `Weird Lens Museum´ page.