The Twin Lens Reflex Camera

October 24th 2021

Sears Tower Reflex III

As the photographic side of Sears was starting to grow, they decided to rebrand three German TLR cameras in the Photina line. In 1953, Sears imported and rebranded the Photina II as the Tower Reflex III.

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March 7th 2021

Spartus Full-Vue

Within the myriad of cheap cameras to come out of the same factory in Chicago, the first in a line of imitation TLR cameras was the late 1940s Spartus Full-Vue.

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June 14th 2019

Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex II

Zeiss glass is known throughout the world for its quality, but lesser known are the cameras they produced. The Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex was produced for around 30 years and was their most successful foray into the TLR world