The modern Rolleiflex FX, FW and FT cameras

The Rolleiflex 2,8 FX

 
Rolleiflex 2,8 FX Rollei’s legendary twin-lens single-lens reflex camera with an 80mm Planar f/2.8 HFT lens, protective lens cap, carrying strap and size III filter bayonet.

The leather parts are of brown cowhide with a crocodile-like pattern. The back has chromium-plated edges that give the camera a sophisticated elegance. The logo on the front of the camera corresponds exactly to the one that adorned the Rolleiflex cameras of the thirties. The well-proven carrying strap eyelets of the earlier models have also been taken over.

Technical specifications:

  • Twin-lens SLR camera for 120 roll film (12 exposures of 6 x 6 cm)
  • TTL exposure meter and TTL off-the-film flash metering in conjunction with SCA 356 adapter
  • 80 mm Planar f/2.8 lens, Rollei HFT coating, Carl Zeiss license, made by Rollei, bayonet III fitting, focusing distance from 1 m to infinity
  • Finder lens 80 mm Heidosmat f/2.8 triplet, coated, made by Rollei, bayonet III fitting
  • Shutter/aperture Between-the-lens shutter, linear apertures/speeds from 1 – 1/500 s plus B
  • Centre-weighted average metering through two SI photo elements behind the finder mirror, displays in the finder
  • Cable release socket
  • Tripod thread 1/4”
  • Dimensions W x H x D 147 x 109 x 108 mm
  • Weight: 1,275 g
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Rolleiflex Wide FW

 
Rolleiflex 4.0 FW Rollei’s legendary twin-lens reflex camera with a Super- Angulon 50 mm f/1:4 HFT lens, protective lens cap, carrying strap and size IV filter bayonet. The leather parts are of brown cowhide with a crocodile grain. The back has chromium-plated edges that give the camera a sophisticated elegance. The logo on the front of the camera corresponds exactly to the one that adorned the Rolleiflex cameras of the thirties. The well-proven carrying strap eyelets of the earlier models have also been taken over.

Technical specifications:

  • Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) camera for 120 roll film (12 exposures of 6 x 6 cm)
  • TTL exposure meter and TTL autoflash control in conjunction with SCA 356 adapter
  • Lens 50 mm Super-Angulon f/1:4, seven elements, Rollei HFT multicoating, Schneider-Kreuznach, made by Rollei under licence. Bay. IV
  • Viewfinder system Heidosmat 50 mm f/1:4, four elements, coated, made by Rollei, bay. IV Product benefits
  • High performance wide- angle lens from Schneider- Kreuznach
  • Individual framing thanks to constantly visible finder image
  • Parallax correction
  • Interchangeable finder
  • Interchangeable focusing screens
  • Whisperquiet between- the-lens shutter
  • No vibration and no noise due to mirror bounce
  • Low weight and comfort- able to work with
  • Leafshutter, speeds from 1 – 1/500 s plus B, x-synchronized
  • Centre-weighted average metering by two SI photo elements behind the finder mirror, Five-LED display in viewfinder
  • Cable release socket
  • Tripod thread 1/4”
  • Dimensions W x H x D 147 x 109 x 118 mm
  • Weight: ca. 1400 g
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Rolleiflex Tele FT

 
Rolleiflex 4.0 FT Rollei’s legendary twin-lens reflex camera with a newly designed Tele Xenar 135 mm f/1:4 HFT lens by Schneider Kreuznach, protective lens cap, carrying strap and size IV filter bayonet.
Compared to the predecessor of this camera , the Tele Rolleiflex of the 1960 the most remarkable feature is the reduced focussing distance, from 2.5 meter in the ’60s to only 1.5 meter in the new millenium.
This technical achievement was reached by a complete re-design of the focusing mechanism. The 1.5 meter distance makes it the perfect portarit camera. The leather parts are of brown cowhide with a crocodile grain. The back has chromium plated edges that give the camera a sophisticated elegance. The logo on the front of the camera corresponds exactly to the one that adorned the Rolleiflex cameras of the thirties. The well proven carrying strap eyelets of the earlier models have also been taken over.

Technical specifications:

  • Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) camera for 120 roll film (12 exposures of 6 x 6 cm)
  • TTL exposure meter and TTL autoflash control in conjunction with SCA 356 adapter
  • Lens 150 mm f/1:4 Tele Xenar, five elements, Rollei HFT multicoating, Schneider-Kreuznach, made by Rollei under licence. Bay. IV
  • Viewfinder system Heidosmat 135 mm f/1:4, four elements, coated, made by Rollei, bay. IV Product benefits
  • High performance tele lens from Schneider- Kreuznach
  • Individual framing thanks to constantly visible finder image
  • Parallax correction
  • Interchangeable finder
  • Interchangeable focusing screens
  • Whisperquiet between the lens shutter
  • No vibration and no noise due to mirror bounce
  • Low weight and comfort- able to work with
  • Leafshutter, speeds from 1 – 1/500 s plus B, x-synchronized
  • Centre-weighted average metering by two SI photo elements behind the finder mirror, Five-LED display in viewfinder
  • Cable release socket
  • Tripod thread 1/4”
  • Dimensions W x H x D 147 x 109 x 136.5 mm
  • Weight: ca. 1390 g

Useful links 

Want to download a nice brochure that lists the last-made FW, FT and FX models and their accessories? It can be found under this link: http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/images/rolleiflex_tlr_brochure_5465dbd7f039e.pdf

Need a link to the 2.8GX model brochure? This is in German: http://heidifoto.net/Rollei/PDF-Documents/Rolleiflex-tlr-2.8GX-Katalog.pdf but the pictures are pretty anyway and the technical data can be read!

 

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