Sanders McNew
Rolleiflex User
Well, we can't all be Rolleiflexes...
Ensign Ful-Vue.
Okay, I confess to Ful-Vue lust. I want one!
Ljós
Well-known
The Ful-Vue is sweet. You feel tempted to say: "Eat your porridge, my dear, and some day you'll be a grown Rolleiflex, too!"
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Proteus617
Established
Ditto. Got any photos from the Ful-Vue you would like to share?
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Sorry for the delay in replying. Oh yes, it sure does get used -- I actually took it to Vienna in December, and picked up that 85/2 lens from Leicashop.
It is a great camera - my favourite, in fact - and it is truly a joy to use.
Here is the Contaflex TLR thread I started. I think I need to add some more photos to this thread!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58956
Koni Kowa
Well-known
Happy to know that. I prefer to use than to collect, even when the gear is so beautiful.
Gordon Coale
Well-known
Gakkenflex 35mm Twin Lens Reflex
Gakkenflex 35mm Twin Lens Reflex
The little 35mm Gakkenflex TLR is between my 120 Ricoh Diacord and Canon P. The GakkenFlex came as a kit in a Japananese magazine. The magazine, Otona No Kagaku, means Science for adults and is published by Gakken. Each issue explores a subject with a kit you can make. Issue 25 was photography and the twin lens reflex with one you could build yourself. It's classified as a toy camera since it has a plastic lens with wonderful aberrations but it is incredibly well thought out. What makes this unique in toy cameras is that it can be focused just like it's big brother. It has one shutter speed and f stop which is around 1/150 sec at f11. It's a hoot! More bigger pictures on my Flickr stream: Gakkenflex 35mm Twin Lens Reflex
Gakkenflex 35mm Twin Lens Reflex
The little 35mm Gakkenflex TLR is between my 120 Ricoh Diacord and Canon P. The GakkenFlex came as a kit in a Japananese magazine. The magazine, Otona No Kagaku, means Science for adults and is published by Gakken. Each issue explores a subject with a kit you can make. Issue 25 was photography and the twin lens reflex with one you could build yourself. It's classified as a toy camera since it has a plastic lens with wonderful aberrations but it is incredibly well thought out. What makes this unique in toy cameras is that it can be focused just like it's big brother. It has one shutter speed and f stop which is around 1/150 sec at f11. It's a hoot! More bigger pictures on my Flickr stream: Gakkenflex 35mm Twin Lens Reflex
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robbeiflex
Well-known
Yeah, the Ful-Vue is cool! Please post some pics from it, I'm interested to see what kind of character it has.
They should all be for shooting not collecting if that means just admiring but not using them. I was given the Rolleiflex on two conditions:
1) Get it CLA'd
2) Use it!
Wonderful gift, but even better conditions / advice!
manfromh
I'm not there
Dan Grisez
Member
bronney
Established
mm mm mm
rolleistef
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matt_s
Established
Soon...
Soon...
I will be able to join this thread.
This thread is dangerous- with all those Flexarets and the Ful Vue abd the Contaflex- too much to consider.
This is what my TLR looks like today- after lot and lots of cleaning and re-finishing. Hopefully she will be up and running soon.
Matt
Soon...
I will be able to join this thread.
This thread is dangerous- with all those Flexarets and the Ful Vue abd the Contaflex- too much to consider.
This is what my TLR looks like today- after lot and lots of cleaning and re-finishing. Hopefully she will be up and running soon.
Matt
robklurfield
eclipse
rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
Here are my two:
One is just beautiful and the other is just goofy fun.
Rob
One is just beautiful and the other is just goofy fun.
Rob
edodo
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Sjixxxy
Well-known
One more with my new Flash unit. Surprisingly well balanced on the old 124G
