Ricoh 126C-Flex TLS
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The 126C-Flex TLS is an SLR for 126 film, with screw-mount interchangeable lenses. It was made in Japan by Ricoh, c. 1969. It was one of the very few SLRs made for the 126 cartridge format, and possibly the only one with screw-mount lenses. The standard lens was a 55mm f2.8 Rikenon, but 100mm telephoto and 35mm wide-angle lenses were also available. It was fitted for flashcubes, and also equipped with a hot shoe and PC flash synch socket for mounting a flashgun. The shutter was limited to a range of 1/30 - 1/300s +B.
The 126c-Flex was also possibly unique in having an early form of shutter-priority auto-exposure with and manual override. The camera uses a PX675 mercury battery for the metering and a 15-volt PX74 battery for the flashcubes. There is also a cable release socket and a tripod bush.
A modified version of this camera was sold by Sears as the Sears 126C-Flex, and by Foto-Quelle badged as a Revue.
Links
- User Manual on Mike Butkus' site.
- page on the 126c-Flex] at the University of Texas
