Show off your TLR!

NicoM said:
This thread is making me want to purchase a TLR of my own!
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Find your self a Rolleicord III-Vb or Yashica-mat a cheap working lightmeter, and some 120 film and go for it, so much more fun and effort than shooting digital.
When you get it right you'll get the WOW factor.
 
JPD said:
That's a Rolleicord II model/type 6. Made for a short while before the III.

There's no IId. The letter is just something collectors invented to use instead of numbering the types. "IId" would mean "II, type 4", so your camera would be a "IIf" using that system.
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Thank you for that clarification.
 
I mentioned a week or so ago that I was getting a Yashica Mat 124 with a stuck shutter that I planned to fix. Success! This is a $37 camera, so I can't lose!

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Pear River S 4 New never had one roll of film
I go this so did have travel with my crown graphex

Dave
 

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Yeah it's a common issue. The standard glass is, well, ground glass, while the newer plastic screens include a Fresnel lens design with concentric circles that spread the light across the whole area making the screen brighter and virtually vignetting-free.
However, glass is said to be easier to focus with, while the brighter the fresnel screen is, the harder it gets to achieve that 'snap' in focus, so it's a compromise. In my opinion, one of the best compromises is the mamiya rb/rz matte screen, but you have to cut it yourself.
 
Not a lot of difference in picture sharpeness between the Autocord and Vb . the Autocord sort of sits there in its correct position ,the film winding of the Rolleiflex and the controls of the Rolleicord. My early Autocord has the brightess viewing and best focusing screen of all my TLRs even the Mamiya C33 .
Now I need to find myself a Flex or two to round of my collection [ or start another ha ha].
 
I am loving the Rolleicord. I still have to test the other two properly. The screens are actually all very good.
The Rolleiflex is so nice, but the Autocord is quite a surprise. It is very well built, and this one is in great conditions. I wish I could keep the three of them.
 
Primoflex Automate L

Primoflex Automate L


Primoflex Automate L 1958 by steveod2007, on Flickr
This old girl appears to be a bit of a rare old beast and I look forward to seeing the end results of the film I have just shot, If the glass is as good as the rest of the camera it will be a keeper for sure.
The only thing it has not got is a self timer.
 
Argenticien said:
^ Have I got it right that this is basically a medium-format Topcon? Cool if it works
Yes it is a Topcon camera and looks to be made to a very high standard as the fit and finish and general feel of the controls is better than average
anyone know what their other camera products were like , I see Topcon
produced camera stuff up to the 80s and still make electronics of some sort.
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