Serial Number: Cam0040
Type:
620 Roll Film Twin Lens Reflex camera
Manufacturer:
Kodak Limited London
Country of Origin:
England
Production Period:
1947
Approximate Price:
USD 17.25
Reference:
camerapedia.wikia.com
Status: Display
Description:
The Duaflex line of Kodak cameras was
introduced in 1947 for the modest price of $17.25,
which in 2010 equates to $166. This Duaflex is the
model II, which didn’t hit the market until 1950. The
Duaflex II is an aluminum bodied twin-lens-reflex 620
film camera, and although this Duaflex Viewfinder
Hoodversion features an adjustable focus lens it has
no rangefinder system, which means you have to
guess the distance of the subject you want to
capture. The Duaflex II was the first in the Duaflex line
to feature a viewfinder hood to help shield the viewing window and thereby make the image easier to
view. It was also the first version to feature a flash and
double exposure prevention.The Duaflex II has a very simple Waterhouse Aperture
with three settings f/8, f/11 and f/16. A Waterhouse
Aperture is a piece of metal with various size holes
cut in it that travel across the lens when you move the
aperture selection. This is quite honestly the simplest
aperture system ever invented but yet it works just as
well as the typical iris or blade system. Aperture
settings, or lens speed is selected by moving a metal
peg located bellow the lens. The disadvantage of a
Waterhouse Aperture is that you have to make sure
that the selector is not in-between the stops, if it is
your image will either be blacked or only partially
exposed.
