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| Gakkenflex TLR for 35mm film image by Mark O'Brien (Image rights) |
The Gakkenflex 35mm TLR is a plastic kit camera that is included in issue #25 of "Otona no kagaku magazine", published by Gakken. The name "Gakkenflex" is molded into the front of the camera.
Documentation included with the kit indicates that the fixed f-stop is f/11 and the single shutter speed is 1/125. The camera uses standard 35mm film cassettes and exposes a 24mm x 36mm frame in portrait orientation. The lens is a single element plastic meniscus lens. Focusing of the taking and viewing lenses is synchronized by external gears, in the same way as the geared-lens Ricohflex or the Lubitel.
The simple meniscus lens creates images with a dramatic focus drop-off, with some shots resembling tilt–shift images.
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| Gakkenflex TLR kit image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Sample images
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| Tour Eiffel, Paris image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
Links
- Otona no kagaku magazine #25 at otonanokagaku.net
- Adjusting the shutter (English)
- Complete instructions for assembly and use. PDF (Japanese)
