Style: 6 x 6 medium format TLR (120 film only)
Metering: n/a
Film reminder for 8 - 800 ASA, color daylight/color tungsten/ortho/pan reminders.
Self timer.
Flash: no cold shoe, PC socket.
Instruction manual: Butkus.
There's not actually a lot to say about this camera. It's a classic, and it lives up to expectations. Solidly built and capable of great photographs. The viewfinder is a possible weak-point - there is a lot of vignetting, so it is hard to focus on the edges. One nice thing is the film loading - you just slip the backing paper under a roller and then the camera automatically indexes the film - you don't need to match up arrows like most roll film cameras.
People pay too much for the Rollei name, but if you are going to get a Rolleiflex (and not a Rolleicord), this is the most cost effective version.
Viewing Lens: Heidosmat 75mm f/2.8
Taking Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 75mm f/3.5
Shutter speeds: 1 - 1/500 second plus bulb
Filter: Bayonet II i.e. B36
Close focus: 0.9 meters
Aperture range: f/3.5 - f/22
Aperture blades: 5 blades
Depth of field calculator. No IR index.
This lens is great, but a little prone to flare. I should really use a hood with it. I love the look of the images. Hate 5-bladed apertures though.
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