I am thinking about buying a TL-120, but am wondering if they work right, are they light tight, do the light meters work? How about focusing and the range finder?

thanks in advance

Mark

Mark Kaprow wrote:

> I am thinking about buying a TL-120, but am wondering if
> they work right, are they light tight, do the light meters
> work? How about focusing and the range finder?

Plenty of people have had problems with their TL120s. Plenty
of others have not. The archives of this list contain many
stores.

I haven't heard of any light leaks in later cameras. My very
first TL120 from 2006 sometimes showed a leak through the red
window, but the design has changed and it is now a non-issue.

There is no range finder. There is a micro-prism on the
ground-glass. I'm usually at hyper-focal distance anyway, so
I'll let others speak to ease and accuracy of focusing.

Harry has reported that his meter is badly off. One of my
cameras has a fully functional meter and matches well with my
hand-held sekonic. I have not reconnected the meter in the
second after replacing its lenses.

No, the TL120 isn't a perfect camera. But neither my
Rolleidoscop nor my Sputnik have seen much action since I got
my first TL120.
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