This ‘50s Camera Body Hides a Modern Chromatic Surprise
As a hobby, photography is as much about the experience of shooting as it is about producing the perfect image. The current digicam craze certainly proves that. But the TLR (Twin-Lens Reflex) viewfinder arrangement, which was popular in the early and middle 20th century, provides a unique experience that is almost non-existent today. To get that experience back, Beach gave this 1950s Kodak Duaflex II camera a modern chromatic surprise.
Kodak produced the Duaflex II in the early ‘50s and if you can find one in good condition now, you’d be hard-pressed to actually use it. The Duaflex II takes square photos on 620 film, which isn’t available anymore. So, you’d have to find a suitable substitute (like 120) and then reroll it onto a 620 spool in a darkroom. For most people, the effort simply isn’t worth the result.
Beach’s solution was to replace the Duaflex II’s film-handling...
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