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'''Gnome Pixie Flex''' is a [[Pseudo TLR]] made in Gt. Britain, with a crinkled black enamelled metal body. Format: 6x6 images on [[620 film]].
 
Simple shutter, I & B only.
 
  
A similar camera, without the reflex viewfinder, was the [[Gnome Pixie]].
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The '''Gnome Pixie Flex''' is a [[Pseudo TLR]] made in Cardiff, Wales, UK, by [[Gnome]] from 1951. It had a crinkled black enamelled metal body. A later variant - shown in the images - had chromed front edges.  
  
=== Links ===
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* Format: twelve 6x6cm images on [[620 film|620]] or [[120 film]].
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* Simple shutter, I (instantaneous) & B only.
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/16289690@N00/348852359/ Image on Flickr]
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* [[Fixed-focus]], fixed-aperture lens.
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The '''Gnome Pre-view''' was another Pseudo TLR, which had two aperture settings. A lever switched between the options "cloudy" and "brilliant". It also had a flash sync port.
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The '''[[Gnome Pixie]]''' was a similar camera, without the reflex viewfinder.
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/andypiper/348852359/in/pool-camerawiki Pixie Flex image] by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/andypiper/ Andy Piper] on Flickr.
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* [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/British/index.html British TLR page] on Barry Toogood's [http://www.tlr-cameras.com/ TLR Cameras Website] - includes the Pixie Flex
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 10 October 2022

The Gnome Pixie Flex is a Pseudo TLR made in Cardiff, Wales, UK, by Gnome from 1951. It had a crinkled black enamelled metal body. A later variant - shown in the images - had chromed front edges.

  • Format: twelve 6x6cm images on 620 or 120 film.
  • Simple shutter, I (instantaneous) & B only.
  • Fixed-focus, fixed-aperture lens.

The Gnome Pre-view was another Pseudo TLR, which had two aperture settings. A lever switched between the options "cloudy" and "brilliant". It also had a flash sync port.

The Gnome Pixie was a similar camera, without the reflex viewfinder.

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