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A '''pseudo TLR''' is a camera imitating the shape of a [[TLR]], but with no coupling of the taking and viewing lens. The finder is not a true reflex finder with a ground glass indicating the focus, but an oversized [[brilliant finder]]. It is a camera with [[guess focusing]], or [[fixed-focus]]. | A '''pseudo TLR''' is a camera imitating the shape of a [[TLR]], but with no coupling of the taking and viewing lens. The finder is not a true reflex finder with a ground glass indicating the focus, but an oversized [[brilliant finder]]. It is a camera with [[guess focusing]], or [[fixed-focus]]. | ||
− | The pseudo TLR vogue was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the [[Rolleiflex]] was the typical pro camera. | + | The pseudo TLR vogue was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the [[Rolleiflex]] was the typical pro camera. They were produced by many manufacturers in the US ([[http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Duaflex ]], Germany (most Voigtländer [[http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Brillant]] models), France (eg [[Olbia]]), and the United Kingdom ([[http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Ensign]] ful-vue). |
Later, the pseudo SLR toy cameras used the same kind of trick, but were usually worse. | Later, the pseudo SLR toy cameras used the same kind of trick, but were usually worse. |
Revision as of 20:52, 15 January 2009
To have a list of pseudo TLR cameras, see the Category: Pseudo TLR.
A pseudo TLR is a camera imitating the shape of a TLR, but with no coupling of the taking and viewing lens. The finder is not a true reflex finder with a ground glass indicating the focus, but an oversized brilliant finder. It is a camera with guess focusing, or fixed-focus.
The pseudo TLR vogue was around the 1950s and 1960s, when the Rolleiflex was the typical pro camera. They were produced by many manufacturers in the US ([[1]], Germany (most Voigtländer [[2]] models), France (eg Olbia), and the United Kingdom ([[3]] ful-vue).
Later, the pseudo SLR toy cameras used the same kind of trick, but were usually worse.