Flash for Rolleiflex

gedra

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I am looking to do some flash work with my older Rolleiflex which has only a sync cord connector and no hot shoe. I have a Metz 20C2 which works well, but wonder if there are any other more powerful units which use a sync cord and are not hot shoe dedicated. Thanks.

 

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I have 2 rolleis, an automat from the fifties and a cord from around 1960, and I have been using an old viviter 283 which for me has power in plenty, you an pick them up for a song today, or even better the 285.
Richard

 

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I also have an Viviter 285 which works great on my Rolleiflex 2.8.

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• Jan 22, 2012

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On my twinlens I use the e36re because it attaches to the pistol grip. The e36re is also nice because it lets you use a synch cord that locks at both ends.
I also can say the Nikon SB-28 works well as a conventional non-TTL auto flash. I use that one more with the Rollei SLRs because the SB-28 has an adjustable field of coverage that works well with the 50 and 40mm lenses.

 

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I have a SunPak auto 555 "potato masher" to use with my Rolleis. I don't think you can get much more powerful than that. I even managed to get a Rollei locking sync cord to use with it.

 

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I've used a norman for my seagull 'flex clone. Why? Cause the silver parabolic reflector makes it looks more periodic.

 

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• Jan 22, 2012

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I have the Metz 60CT4 and it would use sync cord and is quite powerful

 

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• Sep 4, 2012

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Another vote for the Vivitar 283 as a great match for the Rolleiflex.

 

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• Sep 4, 2012

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Nikon SB 90.

 

Steve Smith

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• Sep 4, 2012

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I have Vivitar 283s and 285s but my favourite flash for a Rollei is a Hanimex 550

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• Sep 5, 2012

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Vivitar 283/285 are both excellent choices. Actually any flash with capable of Auto (thyristor) mode and a swiveling head would fit the bill. My trusty Vivitar 283 died in action last year and these days I use my Nikon strobes with my Rolleicord (Nikon SB-22s, Nikon SB-28)