The No. 5 Film Pack Hawk-Eye is a vintage box-style camera produced by the Blair Camera Division of Eastman Kodak. Originating from the Blair Camera Company (which Kodak fully absorbed by 1907), the Hawk-Eye line was often positioned as a premium or specialty series.
Key Specifications & History:
Production Era: This specific model and its variants (like the No. 5 Weno Hawk-Eye) were primarily manufactured in the early 1900s, with similar models listed in catalogs around 1905–1907.
Film Type: Designed for film packs or specific roll films. While the closely related No. 5 Weno Hawk-Eye used No. 103 or No. 118 cartridge film, "Film Pack" models were specifically built to use flat-sheet film held in a light-proof pack rather than a continuous roll.
Format: Typically produced large-format negatives, often around 4x5 inches.
Design: Features a simple, telescoping box construction covered in seal-grain leather. It generally included:
Fixed-Focus Lens: Sharp from approximately 8 feet to infinity.
Rotary Shutter: Supporting "Instantaneous" (snapshot) and "Time" (long exposure) settings.
Finders: Two "brilliant" viewfinders for composing both horizontal and vertical shots.
