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| − | The '''Foth- | + | 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 one of the very few<ref> The 1936 [[Mentorett]] is another one; {{McKeown}} 10th edition p.220. </ref> TLR to use a [[focal plane shutter]]. |
| − | The Foth | + | The Foth-Flex has two Foth Anastigmat 75/3.5 lenses. They take only push-on filters. The Foth-Flex has a focal plane cloth shutter with speeds from B, 1–1/500s. It takes 6×6 pictures on 120 film. It has a curious (shove-under) accessory shoe and no flash synchronization. |
== Operation == | == Operation == | ||
| − | The Foth- | + | 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. The shutter is operated on the right side of the camera: a lever to set it and a button to fire it. A separate wheel is used to andvance the film. The last unusual feature of the Foth-Flex is the back which is hinged in on two sides. The two parts are held together by a button on the lower back. There's no framecounter, but there's a ruby window in the bottom. |
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
| − | The earlier models (I) were marked | + | The earlier models (I) were marked ''Foth'' on the waist-level finder. Later models (II) had an Albada sports finder integrated in the waist level finder and had a Foth-Flex nameplate under the taking lens. The technical difference between the models I and II was the introduction of the slow speeds (up to 2s). From 1938 onwards,<ref> {{McKeown}} 10th edition, p.200. </ref> the focusing wheel was replaced by a lever on the other side of the camera. These models have an nameplate on the conventional spot above the viewing lens. Models with Foth Anastigmat 75/2.5 lenses are known.<ref> {{McKeown}} 10th edition, p.200. </ref> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/ | + | In English: |
| − | + | * [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/slides/Foth%20Foth-Flex%20I.html Foth-Flex I] and [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/slides/Foth%202.5.html Foth-Flex f/2.5] at [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/German/index.html www.tlr-cameras.com] | |
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[[Category: German 6x6 TLR]] | [[Category: German 6x6 TLR]] | ||
[[Category: Foth]] | [[Category: Foth]] | ||
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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 one of the very few[1] TLR to use a focal plane shutter.
The Foth-Flex has two Foth Anastigmat 75/3.5 lenses. They take only push-on filters. The Foth-Flex has a focal plane cloth shutter with speeds from B, 1–1/500s. It takes 6×6 pictures on 120 film. It has a curious (shove-under) accessory shoe and no flash synchronization.
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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. The shutter is operated on the right side of the camera: a lever to set it and a button to fire it. A separate wheel is used to andvance the film. The last unusual feature of the Foth-Flex is the back which is hinged in on two sides. The two parts are held together by a button on the lower back. There's no framecounter, but there's a ruby window in the bottom.
Variations
The earlier models (I) were marked Foth on the waist-level finder. Later models (II) had an Albada sports finder integrated in the waist level finder and had a Foth-Flex nameplate under the taking lens. The technical difference between the models I and II was the introduction of the slow speeds (up to 2s). From 1938 onwards,[2] the focusing wheel was replaced by a lever on the other side of the camera. These models have an nameplate on the conventional spot above the viewing lens. Models with Foth Anastigmat 75/2.5 lenses are known.[3]
Notes
Links
In English:
