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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]
 
* and [http://www.kauserinternational.com/Photography/Seagull/Seagull%204A-109.htm Seagull 4A-109] at Kauser International [http://www.kauserinternational.com/About%20Us.htm]
 
* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/seagull-4a/seagull-4a.htm Seagull 4A] instruction manual - English from Orphancameras.com
 
* [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/light_industrial_products/html/seagull_4A.php Seagull 4A] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
  
 
A similar camera to the Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house [[Foto-Quelle]] as Revue 6x6.
 
A similar camera to the Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house [[Foto-Quelle]] as Revue 6x6.

Revision as of 14:02, 7 March 2009

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.

The series is still offered. The 4A TLRs 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.

Special feature of the Seagull TLRs is the depth-of-field calculator device within the focusing knob. The cameras have hot shoes and are flash-synchronized at all shutter speeds.

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

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