Rolleiflex 6008 - What in the world is this?

MattKing

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It looks like an accessory for a Star Wars stormtrooper!
Unless, of course, the Star Wars stormtroopers were designed based on inspiration from a Rollie chimney finder
 

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It looks like fun. Can I get one for my Hasselblad.
 

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Probably from the 1980s or 1990s because the eyepiece and the lever on the side look to be from the 3003.
 

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Sometimes the simplest idea is the most brilliant one as well.

But the cost! Almost swallowed my gum, whoa. Hopefully it would be lighter than the factory prism finder I had on a Rolleiflex TLR. While it worked fine, it made the camera so top heavy that I finally took it off and used a WLF that had a sports finder peep hole thing.
 
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I suspect so the production manager and the rest of the team on a shoot can see the composition. Similar to similar setups for cine film production.
 

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ic-racer said:
I suspect so the production manager and the rest of the team on a shoot can see the composition. Similar to similar setups for cine film production.
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That seems like a very bulky and clumsy way to do that, since Polaroid backs and Polaroid film were still available and ADs/clients/et al were quite used to seeing them to judge and approve a shot. Also, by the mid-90s digital was becoming more commonplace in professional practice and images could be approved that way. But Rolleiflex had a history around then of producing some pretty esoteric gear.
 

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The V-finder is a very practical way to combine a louoe finder and a 90° mirror finder. It is a bit bulky and heavy though, and I never understood why it was made in a whitish color that does not go well with the black of the 6000 series… also, I never found a leather box for it (similar to that of the 45° prism) so putting it in the camera bag requires one to warp it in something to make sure the bottom glas won’t be scratched..
 
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