Will a modern cable release fit a vintage No. 1 Pocket Kodak?
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I have a vintage No. 1 Pocket Kodak folding camera from around 1930. The original mechanical cable release is damaged, and I’d like to replace it with a modern one. The release screws into the shutter next to the shutter lever and works by pushing a pin into the mechanism. The thread appears quite small, roughly 2–3 mm in diameter. Are modern mechanical shutter release cables compatible with this camera?
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So it turns out yes, a modern mechanical shutter release cable is compatible with the No 1 Pocket Kodak.
I bought a 40cm "hähnel" cable from a local camera store in London and it fits. The new cable has a longer threaded section, and with a more noticeable taper than the original, but it screwed in without any excessive force and triggered the shutter with no problems.
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Yes — a modern mechanical cable release can fit and work on a No. 1 Pocket Kodak. A tested example was a modern 40 cm mechanical release, which screwed in successfully and triggered the shutter normally.
The replacement cable had a slightly different thread shape, with a longer threaded section and more taper than the original, but it still fit without excessive force. That suggests this camera uses the common mechanical cable release standard or something close enough to be compatible.
As with any vintage shutter, screw the new release in gently and don’t force it if it resists, but in practice a modern mechanical cable release is likely to work.
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