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− | '''Karl Arnold''' was a camera-maker in Marienberg, Germany. Karl Arnold founded the company in the late 19th century, but the best-known products are several cameras from the 1930s called '''Karma-Flex''' (from '''K'''arl ''' | + | '''Karl Arnold''' was a camera-maker in Marienberg, Germany. Karl Arnold founded the company in the late 19th century, but the best-known products are several cameras from the 1930s called '''Karma-Flex''' (from '''K'''arl '''AR'''nold '''MA'''rienberg).<ref name=McK>{{McKeown12}} p76-7.</ref> These are variously true or pseudo-[[TLR|twin-lens reflex]] cameras of unusual design, and include one [[SLR]]. |
==Karma-Flex 4x4== | ==Karma-Flex 4x4== | ||
The first Karma-Flex cameras are for [[127 film]], and were made from about 1932. The front of the camera body is a square box with the lens (or ''lenses'') on the front. The film is wound horizontally across the camera body, giving it a widened film compartment at the back. | The first Karma-Flex cameras are for [[127 film]], and were made from about 1932. The front of the camera body is a square box with the lens (or ''lenses'') on the front. The film is wound horizontally across the camera body, giving it a widened film compartment at the back. | ||
− | The '''Karma-Flex Model 1''' (also sold as the '''Gee Flex'''<ref name=McK></ref>) is an SLR, with a folding focusing hood on the top (this does not allow for use as a 'sports' frame-finder). It has a metal guillotine shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/100 second, and either a [[Laack]] Regulyt or [[Ludwig]] Vidar lens. '''Model 2''' is very different; it is a pseudo-TLR, built in the same body; the (unidentified) viewing and taking lenses are close together and small (f/11), with fixed focus.<ref name=McK></ref><ref name=W442>[ | + | The '''Karma-Flex Model 1''' (also sold as the '''Gee Flex'''<ref name=McK></ref>) is an SLR, with a folding focusing hood on the top (this does not allow for use as a 'sports' frame-finder). It has a metal guillotine shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/100 second, and either a [[Laack]] Regulyt or [[Ludwig]] Vidar lens. '''Model 2''' is very different; it is a pseudo-TLR, built in the same body; the (unidentified) viewing and taking lenses are close together and small (f/11), with fixed focus.<ref name=McK></ref><ref name=W442>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Arnold-Karma-Flex/AI-21-13688 Karma-Flex 4x4 model 2] (pseudo-TLR) offered for sale at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-21/ 21st Westlicht Photographica Auction], in May 2012.</ref> It has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter and three fixed apertures. |
− | There are ''three'' [[red window]]s on the back of the camera; this is presumably to allow for film numbered only 1-8. | + | There are ''three'' [[red window]]s on the back of the camera; this is presumably to allow for film numbered only 1-8. The '''Linco Flex''' is a variant with a slightly different finder hood design. |
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==Karma-Flex 6x6== | ==Karma-Flex 6x6== | ||
The first '''Karma-Flex 6x6 cm''' camera, from 1933, is a TLR of comparatively normal design, for [[120 film]] wound vertically through the camera. It has Ludwig viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a metal rod, and a focal-plane shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'.<ref name=McK></ref> This camera again has three red windows. | The first '''Karma-Flex 6x6 cm''' camera, from 1933, is a TLR of comparatively normal design, for [[120 film]] wound vertically through the camera. It has Ludwig viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a metal rod, and a focal-plane shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'.<ref name=McK></ref> This camera again has three red windows. | ||
− | A later model (though McKeown calls it '''Model 1'''; a very similar camera was sold as the '''Karma-Lux''') is a pseudo-TLR, little more than a box camera with an elaborate viewfinder (this can be used as a waist-level or eye-level optical finder). The camera has an unidentified f/7.7 lens, and a simple shutter with speeds 1/15 and 1/50 second, plus 'B'.<ref name=McK></ref> '''Model 2''', pictured here, is a true TLR. It has Ludwig 75 mm f/3.5 Victar viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a rod. The viewing lens forms the front of a viewfinder mounted on the top of a camera body (not folding into the body).<ref name=W662>[ | + | A later model (though McKeown calls it '''Model 1'''; a very similar camera was sold as the '''Karma-Lux''') is a pseudo-TLR, little more than a box camera with an elaborate viewfinder (this can be used as a waist-level or eye-level optical finder).<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Arnold-Karma-Flex-6x6/AI-24-27366 Karma-Flex 'Model 1'] sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-24/ 24th Westlicht auction], on 23 November 2013.</ref> The camera has an unidentified, fixed-focus f/7.7 lens, its aperture adjustable to f/7.7, f/11 and f/22, and a simple shutter with speeds 1/15 and 1/50 second, plus 'B'.<ref name=McK></ref> '''Model 2''', pictured at the top here, is a true TLR. It has Ludwig 75 mm f/3.5 Victar viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a rod. The viewing lens forms the front of a viewfinder mounted on the top of a camera body (not folding into the body).<ref name=W662>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Arnold-Karma-Flex-6x6cm/AI-6-23911 Karma-Flex 6x6 'Model 2'] sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-6/ sixth Westlicht auction], in November 2004.</ref> The body is very like that of the 4x4 cm cameras, with the film wound horizontally. The camera has a focal-plane shutter (armed with the large knob on the right side of the camera body) with speeds - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. |
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==Karma-Sport== | ==Karma-Sport== | ||
− | The '''Karma-Sport''' from about 1935 is a development from the Karma-Flex 6x6 model 2; the focusing viewfinder is replaced with a reverse-Galilean viewfinder, making the camera much more compact.<ref name=WKS>[ | + | The '''Karma-Sport''' from about 1935 is a development from the Karma-Flex 6x6 model 2; the focusing viewfinder is replaced with a reverse-Galilean viewfinder, making the camera much more compact.<ref name=WKS>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Arnold-Karma-Spot/AI-9-27070 Karma-Sport] with a 7.5 cm f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-9/ ninth Westlicht auction], in May 2006.</ref> An uncoupled rangefinder is also mounted on the top plate. The camera still has a focal-plane shutter. The lens is either a Ludwig Victar, Laack Dialytar or Meyer Trioplan.<ref name=McK></ref> The camera has a single red window and frame numbers around the winding knob (so the window is probably used only to set the film at frame 1). |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Latest revision as of 16:51, 20 January 2024
Karma-Flex 6x6 model 2 image by Jason Hull (Image rights) |
Karl Arnold was a camera-maker in Marienberg, Germany. Karl Arnold founded the company in the late 19th century, but the best-known products are several cameras from the 1930s called Karma-Flex (from Karl ARnold MArienberg).[1] These are variously true or pseudo-twin-lens reflex cameras of unusual design, and include one SLR.
Karma-Flex 4x4
The first Karma-Flex cameras are for 127 film, and were made from about 1932. The front of the camera body is a square box with the lens (or lenses) on the front. The film is wound horizontally across the camera body, giving it a widened film compartment at the back.
The Karma-Flex Model 1 (also sold as the Gee Flex[1]) is an SLR, with a folding focusing hood on the top (this does not allow for use as a 'sports' frame-finder). It has a metal guillotine shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/100 second, and either a Laack Regulyt or Ludwig Vidar lens. Model 2 is very different; it is a pseudo-TLR, built in the same body; the (unidentified) viewing and taking lenses are close together and small (f/11), with fixed focus.[1][2] It has a simple 'I' and 'B' shutter and three fixed apertures.
There are three red windows on the back of the camera; this is presumably to allow for film numbered only 1-8. The Linco Flex is a variant with a slightly different finder hood design.
Gee Flex image by Ross Nitkin (Image rights) |
Linco Flex images by ebayer li1nos (Image rights) |
Karma-Flex 6x6
The first Karma-Flex 6x6 cm camera, from 1933, is a TLR of comparatively normal design, for 120 film wound vertically through the camera. It has Ludwig viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a metal rod, and a focal-plane shutter with speeds 1/25 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'.[1] This camera again has three red windows.
A later model (though McKeown calls it Model 1; a very similar camera was sold as the Karma-Lux) is a pseudo-TLR, little more than a box camera with an elaborate viewfinder (this can be used as a waist-level or eye-level optical finder).[3] The camera has an unidentified, fixed-focus f/7.7 lens, its aperture adjustable to f/7.7, f/11 and f/22, and a simple shutter with speeds 1/15 and 1/50 second, plus 'B'.[1] Model 2, pictured at the top here, is a true TLR. It has Ludwig 75 mm f/3.5 Victar viewing and taking lenses, their focus linked with a rod. The viewing lens forms the front of a viewfinder mounted on the top of a camera body (not folding into the body).[4] The body is very like that of the 4x4 cm cameras, with the film wound horizontally. The camera has a focal-plane shutter (armed with the large knob on the right side of the camera body) with speeds - 1/500 second, plus 'B'.
German TLR ( ) | |
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35 mm | Contaflex | Flexilette | Optima Reflex |
3×4 | Pilot Reflex |
4×4 | Baby Rolleiflex (1931) | Baby Rolleiflex (1957) | Karma-Flex |
6×6 | Altiflex | Amplion Reflex | Brillant | Flektar | Flexo | Flexora | Flexora II | Flexora III | Foth-Flex | Ikoflex 1 | Ikoflex II | Ikoflex Ia | Ikoflex Ic Ikoflex Favorit | Karma-Flex | Mentorett | Montiflex | Peerflekta | Perfekta | Photina Reflex | Plascaflex | Reflecta | Reflekta | Reflekta II | Rica Flex | Rocca Automatic | Rocca Super Reflex | Rolleiflex | Rolleicord | Rollop | Superb | Superflex | Trumpfreflex | Vitaflex | Weltaflex | Wirgin Reflex | Zeca-Flex |
6×9 | Superfekta |
Karma-Sport
The Karma-Sport from about 1935 is a development from the Karma-Flex 6x6 model 2; the focusing viewfinder is replaced with a reverse-Galilean viewfinder, making the camera much more compact.[5] An uncoupled rangefinder is also mounted on the top plate. The camera still has a focal-plane shutter. The lens is either a Ludwig Victar, Laack Dialytar or Meyer Trioplan.[1] The camera has a single red window and frame numbers around the winding knob (so the window is probably used only to set the film at frame 1).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p76-7.
- ↑ Karma-Flex 4x4 model 2 (pseudo-TLR) offered for sale at the 21st Westlicht Photographica Auction, in May 2012.
- ↑ Karma-Flex 'Model 1' sold at the 24th Westlicht auction, on 23 November 2013.
- ↑ Karma-Flex 6x6 'Model 2' sold at the sixth Westlicht auction, in November 2004.
- ↑ Karma-Sport with a 7.5 cm f/3.5 Trioplan, sold at the ninth Westlicht auction, in May 2006.