FLEXARET AUTOMAT VI
The Flexaret twin lens reflex cameras are a product of the Czechoslovakian company Meopta (manufacturers of enlarging equipment). The Flexaret Automat VI was in production from
The picture shows the 35 mm insert, 35mm film cartridge adapters and take up spool required to accommodate 35mm film. The insert goes into the film chamber.
The 35mm film goes under the shiny small rollers and over the small brown rollers on the frame spacing control roller. This is how the camera knows that the spacing needs to be for 35mm film vs. 120 film. If
the camera shutter is cocked without film in the camera, the film counter reset lever needs to be held down while rotating the frame spacing control roller until a number 1 – 12 shows in the frame counter window, then the shutter button can be pressed. When the end of the 35mm cartridge is reached, the center button of the film wind knob is depressed (and held) while the film spool knob on the lower left of the camera is turned clockwise to rewind the film back into the 35mm cartridge.
