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| − | The '''Foth-flex''' is a medium format [[TLR]] camera produced by [[Foth]] in Germany. It | + | The '''Foth-flex''' is a medium format [[TLR]] camera produced by [[Foth]] in Germany in 1935. It has a number of unusual features for a TLR. It is the only<ref> The hove international blue book, 14 edition, p .231</ref> TLR to use a [[focal plane shutter]]. |
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| + | The Foth flex has two Foth anastigmat 75/3.5 lenses. It has a focal plane cloth shutter with speeds from B, 1-1/500s. It takes 6×6 pictures on 120 film. It has an curioes accessory shoe and no flash synchronization. | ||
film, size, sync | film, size, sync | ||
filters | filters | ||
== Operation == | == Operation == | ||
| + | The Foth-flex is focused by a wheel on the left side of the camera. Aperture is set by a lever under the taking lens. | ||
speed, aperture framecounter focus, advance, back opening etc | speed, aperture framecounter focus, advance, back opening etc | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 13 June 2007
| German TLR () | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The Foth-flex is a medium format TLR camera produced by Foth in Germany in 1935. It has a number of unusual features for a TLR. It is the only[1] TLR to use a focal plane shutter.
The Foth flex has two Foth anastigmat 75/3.5 lenses. It has a focal plane cloth shutter with speeds from B, 1-1/500s. It takes 6×6 pictures on 120 film. It has an curioes accessory shoe and no flash synchronization. film, size, sync filters
Operation
The Foth-flex is focused by a wheel on the left side of the camera. Aperture is set by a lever under the taking lens. speed, aperture framecounter focus, advance, back opening etc
Variations I, II and 1938 var II
- ↑ The hove international blue book, 14 edition, p .231
Links
[Collectablecameras.com] shows three images of the Foth-flex:
