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The '''Seagull 4A''' TLR series for type 120 roll film is made by [[Seagull]] in Shanghai, China. The 4A cameras support only 6x6 format exposures.
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The '''Seagull 4A''' is a 6×6 TLR camera for 120 roll film made in Shanghai, China by the [[Seagull|Shanghai Camera Factory]]. It was introduced in the late 1960s to complement the 1964 Seagull 4, and is reputedly still in production 40 years later.
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The Seagull 4A have right-hand wind-on crank with automatic frame counter, and it may be considered a Rolleiflex copy, but with 34mm filter threads only. The fixed finder hood, which has the Seagull logo on top, consists of two parts that open and folds without trouble. It has a built-in action finder and a critical focusing magnifier. The finder screen is plain without any special focusing aids. The finder optic is a nameless serial numbered 1:2.8 / 75 lens, while the taking optic is a HAIOU-31 SA- eight digit serial numbered 1:3.5 / 75 coated lens.  
  
The series is still offered. The 4A [[TLR]]s have a film wind crank. The entry level model is the model 4A-105. It has lenses with just three elements, the Haiou SA-99 75mm. The models 4A-107 and 4A-109 have four element camera lenses but three element viewfinder lenses. For all models the camera lens aperture is up to 1:3.5 and the viewing lens aperture is 1:2.8.
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A special feature is the [[depth-of-field]] scale within the focusing knob. The five bladed fully synchronised leaf-shutter has B and 1 to 1/300 sec. speeds. The PC sync. contact is at the lower left-hand front, and the threaded release button is at the lower right-hand front. Below the taking lens is a small self-timer lever. The to sliding knobs surrounding the same are the shutter speed and aperture selectors. The camera face beneath the taking lens is inscribed in Chinese and English, the latter reading Shanghai China. The Rollei-style nameplate in front of the finder hood is inscribed in Chinese, presumably reading Seagull.
  
Special feature of the Seagull TLRs is the [[depth-of-field]] calculator device within the focusing knob. The cameras have [[hot shoe]]s and are [[flash sync|flash-synchronized]] at all shutter speeds.
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The camera has a similar back-door locking device to the Rolleiflexes on the base, with a ¼ inch tripod mounting thread. The camera stands at four short studs. The back-hinges, with strap fixing-studs, extends almost to the front, are adorned with black stripes, and are secured by two screws either side. The serial number is engraved on the top in front of the finder hood. Cameras for the local market has a hole drilled and filled with red paint after the serial number. The camera comes with a sturdy hard leather ever-ready case and carrying strap with special hooks.
  
The 4A-109 has small knobs for shutter speed and aperture control. A little window on top of the viewing lens shows the selected values. Instead of a [[fresnel lens]] it has a viewfinder screen with split image center. The camera has a slightly faster shutter.
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==Links==
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/seagull-4a/seagull-4a.htm Seagull 4A] instruction manual - English from Orphancameras.com
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1679 Seagull 4A] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
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* [http://www.chinesecamera.org/camera/%E6%B5%B7%E9%B8%A5-4a Seagull 4A] on [http://www.chinesecamera.org/ Chinesecamera.org] (in Chinese)
  
A similar camera of Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house [[Foto-Quelle]] as Revue 6x6.
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A similar camera to the Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house [[Foto-Quelle]] as Revue 6x6.
  
 
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* [http://www.kauserinternational.com/Photography/Seagull/Seagull%204A-105.htm actual models Seagull 4A-105 and Seagull 4A-107]
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* and [http://www.kauserinternational.com/Photography/Seagull/Seagull%204A-109.htm Seagull 4A-109] at Kauser International [http://www.kauserinternational.com/About%20Us.htm]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/seagull-4a/seagull-4a.htm Seagull 4A] instruction manual - English from Orphancameras.com
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Revision as of 10:42, 15 September 2017

The Seagull 4A is a 6×6 TLR camera for 120 roll film made in Shanghai, China by the Shanghai Camera Factory. It was introduced in the late 1960s to complement the 1964 Seagull 4, and is reputedly still in production 40 years later.

The Seagull 4A have right-hand wind-on crank with automatic frame counter, and it may be considered a Rolleiflex copy, but with 34mm filter threads only. The fixed finder hood, which has the Seagull logo on top, consists of two parts that open and folds without trouble. It has a built-in action finder and a critical focusing magnifier. The finder screen is plain without any special focusing aids. The finder optic is a nameless serial numbered 1:2.8 / 75 lens, while the taking optic is a HAIOU-31 SA- eight digit serial numbered 1:3.5 / 75 coated lens.

A special feature is the depth-of-field scale within the focusing knob. The five bladed fully synchronised leaf-shutter has B and 1 to 1/300 sec. speeds. The PC sync. contact is at the lower left-hand front, and the threaded release button is at the lower right-hand front. Below the taking lens is a small self-timer lever. The to sliding knobs surrounding the same are the shutter speed and aperture selectors. The camera face beneath the taking lens is inscribed in Chinese and English, the latter reading Shanghai China. The Rollei-style nameplate in front of the finder hood is inscribed in Chinese, presumably reading Seagull.

The camera has a similar back-door locking device to the Rolleiflexes on the base, with a ¼ inch tripod mounting thread. The camera stands at four short studs. The back-hinges, with strap fixing-studs, extends almost to the front, are adorned with black stripes, and are secured by two screws either side. The serial number is engraved on the top in front of the finder hood. Cameras for the local market has a hole drilled and filled with red paint after the serial number. The camera comes with a sturdy hard leather ever-ready case and carrying strap with special hooks.

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A similar camera to the Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house Foto-Quelle as Revue 6x6.

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