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Post by lesdmess on Feb 26, 2015 18:40:01 GMT -5
I have got the Firstflex, but not a Zunow, apart from a Zunow lens in Leica/Canon thread. I very deliberatly did not put quoted years for the Zunow or Firstflex, as the Zunow took at least four years between being shown and getting to "production". Zunow did claim to be first, but they were not in proper production. The last model of the Rectaflex from Italy had an instant return mirror, but the number made hardly qualifies as production! Wink mirror is ancient, even my 1920's 6x9 Houghton Butcher reflex has wink type, the rise of the mirror fires the focal plane shutter, and the release of the presuure drops the mirror back. The Firstflex uses the mirror as the shutter!! Stephen. Thanks for the info and those sound like interesting characteristics. I know what you mean about the dates as I have tried to acquire magazines of the era to help better identify them correctly. More models not common here.
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