Semflex Semflex Twin lens reflex camera (TLR)
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The Semflex camera, model Semflex, takes 120/220 film with a fixed lens mount, is in good physical condition and has been tested and is working; serial number 311935, circa 1955.
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At the end of the 1940s, after World War II, Germany had been heavily bombed and no new cameras came out of that country, aside from Leicas. Those were spared due to the presence of a nearby interrogation center for Allied war pilots concerning the looting of their production equipment.
Poul Royet and his SEM: Societe d’Economie Mixte conquered the 6x6 twin-lens reflex market, which was now free from Rolleiflex and Ikoflex. He, with Semflex, made a durable, rugged camera with Som Berthiot Paris. A 4-element Tessar-copy lens, with the Orec shutter from Claude Forge. You could say it was a copy of a Rolleicord.
The camera works well, except for the somewhat slow shutter in low temperatures and, of course, a few age-related quirks.
At the end of the 1940s, after World War II, Germany had been heavily bombed and no new cameras came out of that country, aside from Leicas. Those were spared due to the presence of a nearby interrogation center for Allied war pilots concerning the looting of their production equipment.
Poul Royet and his SEM: Societe d’Economie Mixte conquered the 6x6 twin-lens reflex market, which was now free from Rolleiflex and Ikoflex. He, with Semflex, made a durable, rugged camera with Som Berthiot Paris. A 4-element Tessar-copy lens, with the Orec shutter from Claude Forge. You could say it was a copy of a Rolleicord.
The camera works well, except for the somewhat slow shutter in low temperatures and, of course, a few age-related quirks.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Semflex
Model/type nr
Semflex
Physical condition
Good
Functional condition
Tested and working
Lens Mount Type
vast
Film type
120 / 220
Serial number
311935
Estimated period
1955
