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excuse my french here, but wtf is this?

BrianShaw

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That’s the Uber-rare French Rolleiflexcord!
 

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Hi,

that's a Rolleiflex New Standard (Standard neu, K6 640), made May 1939 to June 1941, one of the rarer birds...
Don't know why the link calls it a K4 as it is no Automat.
Looks very good and original!

Best wishes
Jens
 
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Yes, like Jens Hallfeldt says, it's a Rolleiflex Standard Neu. It was made for a short period and sold at a price point between the Rolleiflex Automat and Rolleicord. It uses a red window for the first frame, almost like the earlier Standard. The production was stopped in 1941 because of the war. The concept was picked up again in the late 1950's with the Rolleiflex T.

A manual can be found here: https://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rolleiflex_standard/rolleiflex_standard.htm
 

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In case it adds anything... Here's a page from Arthur Evans' book. The photo agrees with your post.
 

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Thank you, everyone. Learn something new every day. Interesting mix of the 'Cord and 'Flex and the 'Dard (ok, sorry, Standard).
 

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alexvaras said:
I would say it’s a nice camera for winter, no rounded knobs to spoil the globes
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If it was 1939 and I wanted and could afford a Rollei, I might have bought this one. When it's loaded with film it could be even quicker to use than the Automat because of the levers for the settings. They have the same Tessar lens and cock the shutter when you wind. And, yes, easier to use with gloves in winter.
 
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xya said:
BTW the automat doesn't work in winter. I had 2of these, both had shutter problems below +12° C on windy days...
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Uh.... 12c?? That's not even cold, much less winter. If the shutter has problems at that temperature, the shutter needs a good cleaning and quality lubes.
 

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Dan Daniel said:
Uh.... 12c?? That's not even cold, much less winter. If the shutter has problems at that temperature, the shutter needs a good cleaning and quality lubes.
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no, that's not cold at all. both of my automats had the same problem. they seemed to fire, but got stuck in in the process and overexposed beyond usability. if you kept the camera warm inside your coat, no problem. so maybe the snowstorm photos were taken with a well protected camera...

maybe a good service would solve the problem, but I found nobody in germany who would service an automat. too complicated they said and a too fragile meter to attempt any service.

both cameras were bought from reliable sellers on ebay, so I sent them back and got a refund.
 
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