Revueflex 5005

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"The Revueflex 5005 (and its counterpart the Revueflex 4004 bundled with a slower f/1.7 lens) were sold by Foto-Quelle c.1977, and are among the few autoexposure cameras to work with universal 42mm screw lenses. A halfway press of the shutter release stops down the lens for metering; and after confirming the shutter speed value indicated by a viewfinder needle, the user continues pressing until the shutter trips. As with the manual-exposure Revueflex 2002 & 3003 these were manufactured by Chinon but distinctively restyled for private-label sale. The tall, boxy pentaprism housing and the dimpled control rings are the distinctive styling…"

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