1940s antique / vintage Ansco Medium Format Twin Lens Camera ($80) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** CONDITION -- UNTESTED & SOLD AS IS *** The Ansco Rediflex is a vintage, medium-format "pseudo" twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera produced by the Ansco camera corporation in the United States around 1948. It was designed as an inexpensive, simple-to-use snapshot camera for the general public and photography enthusiasts. - Style: It is considered a pseudo-TLR because the top lens functions solely as a viewfinder rather than aiding in autofocus. - Body: The camera body is made of molded black plastic (Bakelite), paired with stamped metal accents and a classic red shutter button. - Lens & Focus: It is equipped with a 70mm, fixed-focus meniscus lens (approximately f/16 aperture) that keeps objects from 6 feet to infinity in focus.Shutter: - Features simple instantaneous (I) and Time (B) exposures. - Film Format: It captures twelve 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch square exposures on standard No. 620 roll film. Film Considerations Today: ---------------------------------- Because No. 620 film is no longer manufactured, modern film enthusiasts and collectors who wish to use the camera typically re-spool modern 120 film onto 620 spools. Alternatively, they modify the camera's film compartments to accommodate slightly wider 120 spools or use crafty adapters to load 35mm film.
