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Rectaflex was the world's first series produced Pentaprism single-lens reflex camera (SLR). It was produced from 1948 to 1958. Rectaflex was the only Italian SLR ever built.[1]
Original Rectaflex
The Rectaflex was a 35mm SLR camera with a Focal-plane shutter, interchangeable lenses and a pentaprism eye-level finder. It was the world's first SLR equipped with a pentaprism.[2]
It also had a wide diameter bayonet mount and a Rapid Return Mirror.[1] The chief designer was Telemaco Corsi.[3]
References
- ^ a b White, Robert (2001). Discovering Cameras 1945-1965. Shire Publications. ISBN 9780747802983.
- ^ Robert White (1995). Discovering Cameras 1945-1965. Osprey Publishing. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-0-7478-0298-3.
- ^ "Rectaflex". British Journal of Photography. 134. 1987.
- Crescenzi, Luigi (2005). Italian Cameras. Retrieved December 16, 2005
- Antonetto, Marco (2002): "Rectaflex, the Magic Reflex". Nassa Watch Gallery 2002. ISBN 9788887161014
External links
- Rectaflex, la reflex magica / the magic reflex (Italiano / English)
- http://www.pentax-slr.com/Rectaflex