I have heard large format photographers claim that their cameras force them to slow down when shooting. I experience a version of this phenomenon when shooting a twin lens reflex. The waist level finder forces one to let the camera hang, look down, and frame carefully. The reflex mirror causes the image to be reversedContinue reading “Week 10 Results – Super Ricohflex”
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Week 10 – Super Ricohflex
My first twin lens reflex. This was actually the second one I bought but the first to arrive on my doorstep. Built in the 1950's, the Super Ricohflex TLR features a pair of 80mm lenses geared together for synchronous focusing. Top shutter speed is 1/200 and aperture ranges from f3.5 to f16. It takes 12Continue reading “Week 10 – Super Ricohflex”
