Gowlandflex 4X5

[Tin Can]

GOW 2 (1) by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

Tim Kelly LOVES his Gowlandflex. His favorite portrait camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtbWO_E6kFU

[Daniel Unkefer]

https://petapixel.com/2020/09/30/a-l...reflex-camera/

This one has twin 360 Tele-Xenars. NICE

Another here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkRkq4rksR0

And here too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFkVJRoWbYk

[Daniel Unkefer]

Another way to Twin Lens Reflex 4x5 & 5x7.

This one also has twin 360mm Tele-Xenars. Lenses interchangeable, taking lens on top.

Testing Shanghai 220 Wedding Flash Mamiya C22 105DS by Nokton48, on Flickr

[Tin Can]

Gowlandflex are made for handheld fast action

Sponatity

speel check is out to lunch with robots

[Daniel Unkefer]

Gowlandflex are made for handheld fast action

Sponatity

speel check is out to lunch with robots

Agreed! Mr. Gowland must have been an athlete to handhold it

BTW I just got a copy of "Gowland's Guide to Glamour Photography" for my library. Always wanted a copy for myself.

[Tin Can]

I have his "330 poses Vol 13"

On the cover of the poses is nearly exactly the same pose on this months "ELLE" fashion mag

I was about to post the cover of both for educational content

But it seems most prefer tree roots

and Gowland was a Cali swimmer, very fit

Agreed! Mr. Gowland must have been an athlete to handhold it

BTW I just got a copy of "Gowland's Guide to Glamour Photography" for my library. Always wanted a copy for myself.

[Paul Ewins]

Agreed! Mr. Gowland must have been an athlete to handhold it

I have a couple of Gowland TLRs, both different designs (probably earlier) to the one in Tin Can's photo. The bigger one with twin 360 Tele-Xenars weighs in at 4.6kg (10lb 2oz) while the other with 180 Xenars is 4kg (8lb 13oz). They actually feel a lot lighter than that because you are holding them close to your body so there isn't nearly as much strain on your arms.

[Peter De Smidt]

You've got one, Randy? Neat! I used to have a Keith Camera twin lens.....I wish I had kept it.

[Tin Can]

Yep, it will rise again by somebody else

or I fit 2 360's

but I have the short bellows with cam

You've got one, Randy? Neat! I used to have a Keith Camera twin lens.....I wish I had kept it.