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twin-lens reflex

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noun

  1. See reflex camera

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Ms. Stafford would eventually trade her Broadway dreams for a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera on her way to becoming a pioneering, if underrecognized, photojournalist and fashion photographer.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

You’re shooting what’s right in front of you, but you’re looking down at the image preview, kind of like an old-school twin-lens reflex camera.

From The Verge • Aug. 20, 2022

One of the cameras David had that day was a Rolleiflex, a German make known as a twin-lens reflex camera.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2021

By 1962, eschewing her earlier grainy style and looking for more definition, Arbus began using a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera with a larger square film format.

From Economist • Jul. 21, 2016

Arbus turned to a Rolleiflex: a twin-lens reflex, with one lens placed above the other.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016