Halina A1

A camera like the Ricohflex VII

The Halina A1 was a TLR made in Hong-Kong by Haking, based on the same body as the more basic Halina Prefect.

Type: Twin lens reflex camera for film rolls
Manufacturer: Haking
Year of launch:
Film: type 120 film rolls
Lenses: Halina Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=80mm C lens geared to Halina Viewer 1:3.5 F=80mm C lens
Shutter: two-blade shutter with speeds B, 1/25, 1/50, and 1/100 sec., selectable with thumb-wheel around lens
Cocking: moving the shutter release lever a little bit upwards
Aperture: lever below lens, 1:3.5 to 1:22 selectable
Focusing: using one of the gear wheels that synchronize Viewfinder and camera focus as thumb wheel
Viewfinder: collapsible TLR finder with ground glass screen, and hinged magnifier for optional usage
Film advance: thumb wheel, closeable exposure counting windows on the back
Specialty 1: leather case has two sheet metal tongues to fix the camera
Specialty 2: the shutter of the lower exposure counter window bears the imprint Empire made (=British Hong-Kong)
Connector 1: connection thread for remote shutter release
Connector 2: flash connector
Connector 3: connection thread for tripod

Chinese TLRs
Halina A1 \| Halina Prefect \| Pearl River Seagull 4 \| Seagull 4A \| Seagull 4B Seagull 4C \| Seagull 4D \| Hong Mei 5 Tianjin Eastar \| Qingdao SF-2 Shanghai \| Hua Zhong \| Mirroflex II Wuhan Youyi \| Binaflex \| Traveller
external links
Chinese and Hong Kong TLRs at tlr-cameras.com [1]