I just got a Rollieflex!

[mudman]

It's off to get CLA'd by my camera guru on Wed or Thursday but I'm stoked. I found a virtually mint condition Rollie at a Junk shop for $40!! The slow speeds don't work currently, but everything above 1/30th seems fine. Now to find a manual. I think its a K4B?? From about 1954ish.

 

[craigclu]

Give us the serial number and a few details (which lens, etc). Maybe we can pin down the precise info on it for you.

 

[mudman]

Serial number 1710381
Lens - taking is a 75mm Carl Zeiss Tessar F3.5 Nr 1506516
Viewing lens F2.8/75mm Heidosmat numer 2032948

 

[archphoto]

We, in Europe, would call it a Rolleiflex B.
From the C upwards the Rolleiflex's were equiped with either the Planar or Xenotar.

Great little camera and a true steel/find ! Congrad's !!!

Peter

 

[elekm]

Remember, it's a Rollei, not a Rollie.

You got an excellent deal on this camera. You'll soon find out why the pros used a Rolleiflex. Excellent results, ease of use, durable. What more could you want?

 

[luvcameras]

Rolleiflex Automat Type 5 ("MX-EVS")

Dead Link Removed


Manual here http://www.urmonas.net/manuals/rollei-mxevs/rollei-mxevs.html

Dan

 

[mudman]

Thanks for the links, I'll have to check them all out. I've got a load of Medium format film kicking around I can't wait to try in this camera. I've been wanting a TLR for a while, but didn't see spending the money for one when I already had a 2x3 crown graphic. $40 was too little to refuse, especially when the glass is fungus and scratch free. I seriously don't think the camera has ever seen more then a couple rolls of film.

I've also made a PDF of the link above (instead of a bunch of Jpegs). If anyone wants one, let me know.

 

[synj00]

40$ is a downright steal! I would have snatched that up too

 

[dougjgreen]

If anyone wants one, let me know.

Yes, I would like a $40 Rolleiflex too.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

That sure is a great buy for a great camera!

Jeff

 

[Toffle]

Congratulations on an excellent bargain. It most likely needes a CLA, but a little exercising of the shutter could improve things for the time being. (If you're like me, when I finally got my hands on my very own Rollei, I couldn't bear to part with it for a trip to the shop)

Cheers,

 

[pthornto]

That's a sweet deal on one really nice TLR.
I have an Automat MX and really enjoy the process of taking photos with it. I really appreciate how light and easy to handle it is. Have fun!

 

[Valerie]

Congrats on a great camera-- and a great deal! I got mine for one husband. (was my father-in-law's camera). Both husband and camera are keepers! Looking forward to seeing some photos.

 

[ic-racer]

Great find, and great camera!

 

[Ian Grant]

Enjoy, good find, TLR's are great fun - think square it's an interesting format

Ian

 

[mudman]

Stupid question on the flash sync on the camera - to set it to X, should the lever be swung so it's above the letter X or should its tip be next to M? I'm assuming the former. Also, the manual suggests that you use 1/60th of a second with an X-sync - is that true? I thought the great thing about leaf shutters is that they'll sync at any speed.

 

[JPD]

X for electronic flash, and you can use all speeds.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Enjoy!!

Steve

 

[mudman]

JPD - I know X is for electronic flash, my question is more which way should the lever point to put the PC socket to X mode. Up or down?

 

[JPD]

Oh, up, like this.

 

[mudman]

Thanks. It's at the camera repair shop now. I should have it back in a week or so, I can't wait to try it out.

 

[JPD]

Thanks. It's at the camera repair shop now. I should have it back in a week or so, I can't wait to try it out.

I understand. The same model was my first Rolleiflex, and I was very impressed by the quality of both the camera and the results. A year after that I bought a 2,8 E from an older co-worker, and I had the "wow-feeling" again and started to collect Rolleis - an obsession I had for ten years.

 

[Anscojohn]

Stupid question on the flash sync on the camera - to set it to X, should the lever be swung so it's above the letter X or should its tip be next to M? I'm assuming the former. Also, the manual suggests that you use 1/60th of a second with an X-sync - is that true? I thought the great thing about leaf shutters is that they'll sync at any speed.

*******
It is my understanding, older shutters sometimes are less-than-perfect synch at the higher speeds.
I was a stringer for a studio which used Rollei Ts, all at 1/125, if I recall correctly (never a given). When a new one came on line, one could see a definite difference in the amount of exposure. When I asked about it, I was told that the shutter was synching dead on.

 

[JPD]

It's often wise to use a slower speed with electronic flash. You will record more of the natural ambient light with, for example, 1/30 than with 1/250.

 

[mudman]

Yes I'm well aware of that. However I like to use fill flash for outdoor portraits, and 1/30th or 1/60th would require me to stop down to f11 or more depending on the time of day. 1/500 would let me use a much wider aperture.