Vintage Shanghai China Seagull 4A 6x6 TLR Film Camera HAIOU 31 1:35/75mm
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The Seagull 4A is a 6×6 TLR camera for 120 roll film made in Shanghai,
China by the Shanghai Camera Factory. It was introduced in the late 1960s to
complement the 1964 Seagull 4, and is reputedly still in production 40 years
later.
The Seagull 4A have right-hand wind-on crank with automatic frame
counter, and it may be considered a Rolleiflex copy, but with 34mm filter
threads only. The fixed finder hood, which has the Seagull logo on top,
consists of two parts that open and folds without trouble. It has a built-in
action finder and a critical focusing magnifier. The finder screen is plain
without any special focusing aids. The finder optic is a nameless serial
numbered 1:2.8 / 75 lens, while the taking optic is a HAIOU-31 SA- eight digit
serial numbered 1:3.5 / 75 coated lens.
A special feature is the depth-of-field scale within the focusing knob.
The five bladed fully synchronized leaf-shutter has B and 1 to 1/300 sec.
speeds. The PC sync. contact is at the lower left-hand front, and the threaded
release button is at the lower right-hand front. Below the taking lens is a
small self-timer lever. The two sliding knobs surrounding the same are the
shutter speed and aperture selectors. The camera face beneath the taking lens
is inscribed in Chinese and English, the latter reading Shanghai China. The
Rollei-style nameplate in front of the finder hood is inscribed in Chinese,
presumably reading Seagull.
The camera has a similar back-door locking device to the Rolleiflexes on
the base, with a ¼ inch tripod mounting thread. The camera stands at four short
studs. The back-hinges, with strap fixing-studs, extends almost to the front,
are adorned with black stripes, and are secured by two screws either side. The
serial number is engraved on the top in front of the finder hood. Cameras for
the local market has a hole drilled and filled with red paint after the serial
number. The camera comes with a sturdy hard leather ever-ready case and
carrying strap with special hooks.
A similar camera to the Seagull was sold by the German mail-order house
Foto-Quelle as Revue 6x6.
With case weight: 1190g
ITEM NO. op259
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