Kodak No. 2 Film Pack Hawk-Eye (1922–1925)

The No. 2 Film Pack Hawk-Eye is an all-metal box camera that Kodak made between 1922 and 1925. As the name says, it takes size 520 pack film instead of roll film. It makes 2¼ × 3¼ inch images through a meniscus lens and a simple rotary shutter. It's a plain snapshot camera with no focus controls to speak of. Point and shoot.

Surviving documentation is thin. What is known comes mostly from dealer listings and surviving examples. The finder mirrors are a known weak point, and Pacific Rim Camera's catalog repeatedly notes dislodged or missing finder mirrors across multiple specimens. Surface rust, dents and torn straps show up often in the condition notes too. Still, many listings describe examples as "working" and in "EX" or "EX+" condition, and several units survive with their original box and instruction book.

Some units were made with retail advertising printed on the back of the camera. Pacific Rim lists a Fox Photo advertising example at $80, and another with Kodak advertising on the back at $25. A boxed Kodak-advertising example with issues has been listed at $112. Unadvertised, boxed examples in the Pacific Rim catalog run from $48 to $64, with a torn-box dealer-tagged unit at $52.

Known specs:

- All-metal box camera

- Meniscus lens, rotary shutter

- Takes size 520 pack film

- Image format: 2¼ × 3¼ inches

- Produced 1922–1925