The final GAS Attack
As Darth Vader once said the circle is now complete. After a few months of searching and a business trip to Europe, who would have guessed that this TLR would appear here? I am glad I held out from buying the other medium size film camera. But this is going to be the last one.
I must seek your indulgence and patience for what you just read is a mental monologue inside the mind of one afflicted with Gear Acquisition Syndrome or GAS. It is prevalent but not limited to amateur and professional film photographers. What are the primary reasons for this interest in getting one’s hands on the not-so-latest but infinitely interesting cameras:
First, Film as a medium is unique it has a character to it that differentiates it from digital. Its not good, for good is a relative term. It is different.
Second, Due to advent and ascent of digital cameras there has been a drop in the prices of film cameras, save for some.
Third, Film is still here, reasonably priced and can be burned on a cd if one wanted to.
The camera is a Japanese made Twin Lens Reflex Camera called the Ricohflex Model VII. A fully manual TLR and can be loaded with 135 and 120 film. This camera will be good for portraits. It was the workhorse of photographers for years. Its not a Rolleiflex nor a Yashicamat but it is reliable.
If you want to see a different type of GAS check out Jayvee Fernandez’s Ministry of Wii.
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Okay, so what does the Ricohflex do?
haha. yeah i’m a real gearhead too. GAS hehe good one.
Oh wow. I was just kidding you to display your gadgets! Boy you have a lot!
@Ade Take shots. A TLR is a Twin Lens Reflex camera that used both medium (120) and sometime regular (135) film. It uses two lens one for viewing and one for the actual capture of the image.
@DJB Rizalist, I had a feeling you were a gear head too
@Noemi, Oh well. I think Lauren wants to get a Rangefinder .
Now I feel like I don’t have enough gadgets!