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PHOTO · MEDIUM FORMAT

Rollei

Twin-lens reflex and compact cameras, founded as Franke & Heidecke.

Founded
1920 to today
From
Braunschweig, Germany
Status
Active

The Rolleiflex made the twin-lens reflex the press and portrait camera of mid-century.

Official siteSource: Wikipedia

LANDMARKS

  1. 1933Rolleicord

In the library

1966Compact

Rollei 35

Rollei35 mm film

A remarkably small full-frame 35 mm camera with a collapsible lens.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
1970SLR

Rolleiflex SL35

Rollei35 mm film · Rollei QBM

Rollei's 35 mm SLR, launched with its own bayonet mount.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
1976Medium format

Rolleiflex SLX

Rollei120 film · Rollei 6000

An early electronically controlled medium-format SLR.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting), CC BY-SA 3.0
2006Medium format

Rolleiflex Hy6

Rollei120 film or digital back · Hy6

A hybrid film and digital medium-format SLR designed by Jenoptik, also sold under the Leaf and Sinar names.

Source: WikipediaPhoto: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr