Halina A1

A camera like the Ricohflex VII image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights)

The Halina A1 was a TLR made in Hong Kong by Haking, based on the same body as the more basic Halina Prefect, and appears to be a copy of the Ricohflex Model VI. This slightly higher-spec camera (i.e. higher spec than other Haking models, not higher spec than the Ricohflex on which it was based) had gear-coupled focusing of the viewing and taking lenses, the latter an f/ 3.5 Halina Anastigmat.

A version branded Star-Lite has been noted—confusingly, as that name was also used on a variant of the simpler Halina Viceroy.

Specifications

• Type: Twin lens reflex camera for film rolls
• Manufacturer: Haking
• Year of launch:
• Film: type 120 film rolls
• Lenses: Halina Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=80mm C lens geared to Halina Viewer 1:3.5 F=80mm C lens
• Shutter: two-blade shutter with speeds B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100 sec., selectable with thumb-wheel around lens
• Cocking: moving the shutter release lever a little bit upwards
• Aperture: lever below lens, 1:3.5 to 1:22 selectable
• Focusing: using one of the gear wheels that synchronize Viewfinder and camera focus as thumb wheel
• Viewfinder: collapsible TLR finder with ground glass screen, and hinged magnifier for optional usage
• Film advance: thumb wheel, closeable exposure counting windows on the back
• Specialty 1: leather case has two sheet metal tongues to fix the camera
• Specialty 2: the shutter of the lower exposure counter window bears the imprint Empire made (=British Hong-Kong)
• Connector 1: connection thread for remote shutter release
• Connector 2: flash connector
• Connector 3: connection thread for tripod

Links

• Halina A I at the vintage camera museum

image by OZBOX (Image rights)