Kodak Duaflex II (1950–1954)

The Kodak Duaflex II is a pseudo-TLR box camera built from 1950 to 1954. It sold new for about $15, which is roughly $150 in today's money. The Kodet version is fixed-aperture and fixed-shutter as well, with only B and Instant (about 1/40 sec) settings. Lomography called it "an easy to find pseudo-TLR" and a nice, low-cost addition to a toy camera collection.

The camera shoots 6×6 images on 620 roll film. That's the same stock as 120, but on a smaller spool, so modern shooters need to respool. The styling copies the twin-lens reflex look, but the top lens is only a viewfinder. As one review noted, "On paper, the Kodak Duaflex II is a lousy camera," and it leans heavily on the exposure latitude of the film to cover its limits. Kodak still sold them by the millions, and eBay still offers dozens at any given time.

Known specs:

- Film: 620 roll film (respools from 120)

- Picture size: 6×6

- Shutter: leaf, B and Instant (~1/40 sec)

- Dimensions: approx. 9.5" L × 5.75" H × 4.25" W

- Weight: 1.5 lbs