Ansco Rediflex

Specification

Art Deco Credentials

Noteworthy: Worth giving special attention

I consider this camera to warrant 2 stars for the following attributes:

• designed after the main Art Deco period
• plastic body with fine linear raised vertical striped pattern
• silver colour plastic for lens and viewfinder bezels
• ribbed pattern on viewfinder cover

Description

The Ansco Rediflex is a simple child's box camera made by the Ansco camera corporation of Binghamton, New York in about 1948. The camera can be described as a pseudo twin lens reflex camera. It isn't a true TLR because the top lens is just part of the viewfinder and does not aid focussing. The camera produces 12 square photographs on a roll of 620 format film. It features a black plastic body with silver accents around the lenses. The plastic body and metal viewfinder cover has fine ribbing.

This is a twin lens reflex style camera with a large waist level viewfinder. The shutter release has a traditional Ansco red shutter trigger knob. Focal length of the camera is 70 mm and it has an f/16 lens. Focus is fixed and objects from about 6' to infinity are in focus. Film is advanced by a black knob and it uses a red window to control the image spacing. There are no tripod mounts.

Flash synchronisation terminal are provided.

How to Use

Find the manual here:- Agfa Rediflex Manual

This camera takes 620 film which is still available from selected photographic outlets. Although the actual film is the same as 120 film, the spools are different. The 620 spools are slightly shorter and have a smaller diameter. Do not use 120 film in this camera because it will jam and may snap. It is possible to cut down the spool of 120 film to fit or to re-spool some 120 film onto 620 spools in a darkroom or changing bag.

Don't forget to ask for your 620 spool back when getting the film developed.