rrunnertexas
12-Jul-2022, 16:37
I found a very simple TLR camera on the big auction site a few weeks ago - a Marvel-Flex TLR camera with a Wollensak lens in Alphax shutter. After a few hours of work, all is functioning well and ready to shoot.
Loaded with a roll of Kodak TMax 100, the roll was exposed in a Fort Worth salvage yard. The sun was intense and I was sweating bullets, but it was a fun time. The image quality is as expected, not critically sharp, but certainly enjoyable with this lens character/limitations. Most images were made at f/8.
Feels great to get out and have fun shooting with a simple tool.
Anyone else shoot with a Marvel-Flex or Ciro-Flex and the Wollensak lens - please post some images!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52212487791_a8e5d51b49_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nxQDyK)Marvel-Flex (https://flic.kr/p/2nxQDyK) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52212974615_39cd208d02_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nxT9hg)Marvel-Flex (https://flic.kr/p/2nxT9hg) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr
Loaded with a roll of Kodak TMax 100, the roll was exposed in a Fort Worth salvage yard. The sun was intense and I was sweating bullets, but it was a fun time. The image quality is as expected, not critically sharp, but certainly enjoyable with this lens character/limitations. Most images were made at f/8.
Feels great to get out and have fun shooting with a simple tool.
Anyone else shoot with a Marvel-Flex or Ciro-Flex and the Wollensak lens - please post some images!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52212487791_a8e5d51b49_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nxQDyK)Marvel-Flex (https://flic.kr/p/2nxQDyK) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52212974615_39cd208d02_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nxT9hg)Marvel-Flex (https://flic.kr/p/2nxT9hg) by rrunnertexas (https://www.flickr.com/photos/18736302@N03/), on Flickr