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A '''pseudo TLR''' is a camera that imitates the shape of a [[TLR]] (twin lens reflex), but does not couple the taking and viewing lenses. The finder is not a true [[reflex]] finder with a [[ground glass]] indicating the focus, but instead an oversized [[brilliant finder]]. It has either [[guess focusing]] or a [[fixed-focus]] design.
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A '''pseudo TLR''' is a camera that imitates the look of a [[TLR]] (twin lens reflex). However the viewfinder is not a true [[reflex]] finder, with a [[ground glass]] indicating correct focus; instead it is simply a large [[reflecting type viewfinder]]. The taking lens is typically [[fixed-focus]], but sometimes can be [[guess focusing|scale focused]], with no help from the viewfinder image.
  
The pseudo TLR vogue was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the [[Rolleiflex]] was the typical pro camera. Pseudo TLRs were produced by many companies in the US (e.g. [[Kodak Duaflex]]), Germany (e.g. most Voigtländer [[Brillant]] models), France (e.g. [[Olbia]]), and the United Kingdom (e.g. [[Ensign Ful-Vue]]).
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The vogue for these cameras was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the [[Rolleiflex]] was a typical camera for professionals to use. Pseudo TLRs were produced by many companies in the US (e.g. [[Kodak Duaflex]]), Germany (e.g. most Voigtländer [[Brillant]] models), France (e.g. [[Olbia]]), and the United Kingdom (e.g. [[Ensign Ful-Vue]]).
  
The Pseudo TLR idea made an unexpected re-appearance in 2008, with the [[Blackbird, fly]], a plastic [[toy camera]] for 35mm film.
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The pseudo-TLR idea made an unexpected re-appearance in 2008, with the [[Blackbird, fly]], a plastic [[toy camera]] for 35mm film. There is also the [[Bonzart Ampel]], which is not a pseudo-TLR in the same sense; this is two digital cameras combined in one body, each lens having its own sensor, but styled to resemble a TLR camera.
  
 
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Glossary Terms

For a list of pseudo TLR cameras, see the Category: Pseudo TLR.

A pseudo TLR is a camera that imitates the look of a TLR (twin lens reflex). However the viewfinder is not a true reflex finder, with a ground glass indicating correct focus; instead it is simply a large reflecting type viewfinder. The taking lens is typically fixed-focus, but sometimes can be scale focused, with no help from the viewfinder image.

The vogue for these cameras was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the Rolleiflex was a typical camera for professionals to use. Pseudo TLRs were produced by many companies in the US (e.g. Kodak Duaflex), Germany (e.g. most Voigtländer Brillant models), France (e.g. Olbia), and the United Kingdom (e.g. Ensign Ful-Vue).

The pseudo-TLR idea made an unexpected re-appearance in 2008, with the Blackbird, fly, a plastic toy camera for 35mm film. There is also the Bonzart Ampel, which is not a pseudo-TLR in the same sense; this is two digital cameras combined in one body, each lens having its own sensor, but styled to resemble a TLR camera.