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'''Arca Swiss Reflex''' cameras are medium- and large-format SLR cameras, made by [[Arca Swiss]] from at least the 1950s until some time in the '70s. They exist in two sizes, for 2¼x3¼-inch (6x9cm) and for 4x5-inch film. The camera has a metal box-shaped body containing a [[focal-plane shutter]], the mirror and the reflex focusing screen, and the front standard on the front of a bellows.
 
'''Arca Swiss Reflex''' cameras are medium- and large-format SLR cameras, made by [[Arca Swiss]] from at least the 1950s until some time in the '70s. They exist in two sizes, for 2¼x3¼-inch (6x9cm) and for 4x5-inch film. The camera has a metal box-shaped body containing a [[focal-plane shutter]], the mirror and the reflex focusing screen, and the front standard on the front of a bellows.
  
The rear body and the front standard are mounted separately on a substantial monorail, so the camera is a hybrid between a box-form SLR and a monorail camera. In this it resembles the Plaubel [[Pecoflex]], except that the mounting of the rear body allows some movements (apparently tilt, swing and rise), whereas the Pecoflex has movements only on the front standard.
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In most examples seen, the rear body and the front standard are mounted separately on a substantial monorail, so the camera is a hybrid between a box-form SLR and a monorail camera. In this it resembles the Plaubel [[Pecoflex]], except that the mounting of the rear body allows some movements (apparently tilt, swing and rise), whereas the Pecoflex has movements only on the front standard.
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Not all examples are mounted on a monorail, however. At least in later cameras this appears to have been an option. The camera then has the rear body mounted in a yoke (which can attach to a monorail mounting, or to a tripod head), and the front can be racked out with a focusing knob on the right, ''just in front'' of the body (and the camera operates just like a [[Makiflex]], instead of a Pecoflex).
  
  
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==
*[https://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.object?inC=LP&inA=20170930_1744&inO=26&inSiteLang=ENGLISH 4x5-inch Reflex], 1950s, with 21cm f/4.5 Congo lens and many accessories: three different bellows, a sliding back, roll-film back, magnifying finder hood and compendium hood. Body in pale-green hammer-finish paint, and with red bellows. Sold at [https://www.lpfoto.se/ LP Foto Auktioner] in April 2018.
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*[https://www.lpfoto.se/auk/w.object?inC=LP&inA=20170930_1744&inO=26&inSiteLang=ENGLISH 4x5-inch Reflex] monorail camera, 1950s, with 13.5cm f/4.5 and 21cm f/4.5 Congo lenses and many accessories: three different bellows, alternate/extension rails, a sliding back, roll-film back, magnifying finder hood and compendium hood. Body in pale-green hammer-finish paint, and with red bellows. Sold at [https://www.lpfoto.se/ LP Foto Auktioner] in April 2018.
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*[https://lpfoto.se/auk/w.object?inC=LP&inA=20121011_1546&inO=17&inSiteLang=ENGLISH 6x9cm Reflex] without monorail, later style with black paint and leatherette. Cable-socket on the base for electric shutter. Sold by LP Foto Auktioner in April 2013.
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*[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Arca-Swiss-Reflex/AI-9-27084 4x5-inch Reflex] without monorail, dated c1965 by the auctioneer, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-9/ 9th Westlicht Auction], in May 2006.
  
  

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Arca Swiss Reflex cameras are medium- and large-format SLR cameras, made by Arca Swiss from at least the 1950s until some time in the '70s. They exist in two sizes, for 2¼x3¼-inch (6x9cm) and for 4x5-inch film. The camera has a metal box-shaped body containing a focal-plane shutter, the mirror and the reflex focusing screen, and the front standard on the front of a bellows.

In most examples seen, the rear body and the front standard are mounted separately on a substantial monorail, so the camera is a hybrid between a box-form SLR and a monorail camera. In this it resembles the Plaubel Pecoflex, except that the mounting of the rear body allows some movements (apparently tilt, swing and rise), whereas the Pecoflex has movements only on the front standard.

Not all examples are mounted on a monorail, however. At least in later cameras this appears to have been an option. The camera then has the rear body mounted in a yoke (which can attach to a monorail mounting, or to a tripod head), and the front can be racked out with a focusing knob on the right, just in front of the body (and the camera operates just like a Makiflex, instead of a Pecoflex).


Examples

  • 4x5-inch Reflex monorail camera, 1950s, with 13.5cm f/4.5 and 21cm f/4.5 Congo lenses and many accessories: three different bellows, alternate/extension rails, a sliding back, roll-film back, magnifying finder hood and compendium hood. Body in pale-green hammer-finish paint, and with red bellows. Sold at LP Foto Auktioner in April 2018.
  • 6x9cm Reflex without monorail, later style with black paint and leatherette. Cable-socket on the base for electric shutter. Sold by LP Foto Auktioner in April 2013.
  • 4x5-inch Reflex without monorail, dated c1965 by the auctioneer, sold at the 9th Westlicht Auction, in May 2006.