Amateur Photographer – 16 August 2019

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Pentacon Six

LAUNCHED 1956

FORMAT 12 exp6x6cm

GUIDEPRICETODAY£200-300

Ifyoulikeyourrollfilmreflexesto

handlelikebig35mmSLRs,but

wantonehalfthepriceof a Pentax

6x7, then go for a Pentacon Six.

Youdon’tgetaninterchangeable

filmback,butyougeta choiceof

eye-levelorwaist-levelviewfinders

andlensesmadebyprestigious

nameslikeZeissandSchneider.

Controlssuchasthefilmwindlever,

mechanicalshutterspeeddialand

apertureringareallexactlywhere

youwouldexpecttofindthem on a

smaller 35mm camera.

Corfield 66

LAUNCHED 1961

FORMAT 12 exp6x6cm

GUIDEPRICETODAY£150-200

MadebytheEnglishCorfield
factory,bestknownforits
rangeof 35mmPeriflex
cameras,thisis anall-
mechanicalrollfilmSLRwith
a waist-level viewfi nder,

shutterspeeded1/10-

1/500secanda detachable

filmback.TheLumax95mm

f/3.5standardlensis

interchangeable,butthelens

mountis uniqueandnoother

lensesweremadeforthe

camera.Onlyabout 300

weremade,sotodaythis

is a bitof anodditywhich

althoughfuntouse,is likely

to appeal more to collectors.

N o v i fl e x

LAUNCHED 1934

FORMAT 12 exp6x6cm

GUIDEPRICETODAY£150-200

PredatingtheearliestHasselbladby

morethana decade,thiswasthe

firstSLRtoshoot6x6cmimageson

120 film.Thatmakesit a collector’s

item these days, but it’s also a very

usablecamera,althoughit has

neitherinterchangeablelenses

nora detachablefilmback.Reflex

viewingis availableonlywiththe

fixedwaist-levelfinder,butthe

cameracanbeusedat eye-level

thankstoa fold-upwireframeat

thefrontanda backsightat therear.

Themechanicalfocalplaneshutter

offers 1/20-1/1,000sec speeds.

Testbench ROLL FILM SLRS

Roll film reflex round-up

‘Ifyoulikeyour

rollfilmreflexes

tohandlelike

big35mm

SLRs...gofora

Pentacon Six’

PentaconSixwitheye-levelviewfinder

fitted and waist-level finder

Corfield66,a rare

English-maderoll

film reflex

TheNoviflexis a

collector’scamera,

butit’sstill

very usable