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The '''Lumiflex''' is a 'pseudo-TLR' camera made by [[Lumière]] in about 1953;<ref>[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1398 Lumiflex] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand.</ref> it is not a true [[TLR]], as the viewing lens does not focus. It makes 6&times;6 cm images on [[620 film]]. The taking lens is a Lumière Spector 80 mm f/4.5 with front-element focusing, mounted in a leaf shutter with speeds 1 to 1/300 second, plus 'B', and synchronised for flash. The viewing hood incorporates a small [[light meter#Extinction Meters|extinction meter]] which permits exposure estimation in combination with a calculator dial on the camera. The extinction scale in the meter shows the letters LUMIPOSE (the name of the meter) rather than numbers.
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/lumiere/html/lumiere_lumiflex.php Lumiere Lumiflex] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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==Notes==
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[[Category: 6x6 pseudo TLR]]
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[[Category: 1953]]
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[[Category: L]]
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[[Category:Lumière]]
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[[Category:France]]

Latest revision as of 06:15, 23 August 2022

The Lumiflex is a 'pseudo-TLR' camera made by Lumière in about 1953;[1] it is not a true TLR, as the viewing lens does not focus. It makes 6×6 cm images on 620 film. The taking lens is a Lumière Spector 80 mm f/4.5 with front-element focusing, mounted in a leaf shutter with speeds 1 to 1/300 second, plus 'B', and synchronised for flash. The viewing hood incorporates a small extinction meter which permits exposure estimation in combination with a calculator dial on the camera. The extinction scale in the meter shows the letters LUMIPOSE (the name of the meter) rather than numbers.


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  1. Lumiflex on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand.