Group: Twin Lens Reflex (TLR)

TLR mirrors
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Mila
By A Mila
03 Feb 2012 - 6 comments - 467 visits- Permalink   |   Translate title into English
I'm not sure that my bbf toy camera could be a proper TLR.
What do you think about it? Can I post pictures made with my bbf?
6 comments - The latest ones
 nils ♫
nils ♫
Agreed, one viewing-focus lens and one exposure lens that's a TLR.
11 years ago. Edited 11 years ago.
 Mila
Mila
Good to know. :)
11 years ago.
 Formica
Formica
i'm not sure the bbf is a proper tlr. i thought it needed a focusing screen for that? the gakkenflex i'd definately consider a tlr though. i think the argus 75 isn't a TLR, but a camera that looks sort of like one(same with the duaflex). isn't it listed as a "faux TLR" in some of those camera price guides? it might be nice to have a list of cameras that are acceptable for this group and which are not.
11 years ago.
 nils ♫
nils ♫
For me two lenses is a TLR.
11 years ago.
 Formica
Formica
ok, that widens what i can add to the pool then. :)
11 years ago.
 nils ♫
nils ♫
Ok, small correction. Two lenses and a mirror. The reflex part is also needed of course.

2) It’s a TLR! The Blackbird, Fly, is a Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) camera, meaning that there are two objective lenses: One for taking the photograph, and one for the waist-level viewfinder. Behind the viewfinder lens is a mirror at a 45-degree angle (hence the term “reflex”), which reflects upwards through a matter focusing screen surrounded by a hood/enclosure used to block some light and reduce reflection on the screen. This creates an image on the screen identical to what will be captured on film through the photographic lens.
11 years ago.

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