[pure-silver] Re: old twin lens camera focussing?
- From: Shannon Stoney <sstoney@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:21:27 -0500
As an update to my previous post. it appears that Voigtlander produced
several models under the name Brilliant. Some like mine are really a
glorified box camera while another model was a true twin lens reflex
where both lenses would move. There are lots of sites on the web
describing various versions.
Thanks. I found a description and photograph of our camera at this site:
http://www.amdmacpherson.com/classiccameras/index.html
It's the Voigtlander Brillant , and ours appears to be made of
Bakelite rather than metal. One lens is stationary and hte taking
lens can be moved.
Compared to my old Rolleiflex from the late thirties, the screen is
much brighter.
--shannon
Jerry
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Subject: [pure-silver] old twin lens camera focussing?
We found an old twin lens medium format camera in my partner's dad's
house in new orleans. The camera wasn't flooded so we brought it
home. we put a roll of film in it last night, but then we couldn't
figure out how to focus it. One of the lenses is stationary, but the
taking lens can move in and out. However, there is no indication on
the lens of what distance it is focussed at, and on the screen, you
only see through the non-taking lens.
Do you focus this camera by guessing?
It says "Brillant" on it, and it was made in Germany.
--shannon
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