Schneider Xenotar4 Rolleiflex 2.8FRolleiflex 2. Thanks!!! based on the info you gave me this is what is coming upĢ,400,0002,442,1331960-1966Rolleiflex 2,8 F The 2,8 was $400 to $500 more at the time, used. PS to give you an idea on price, I paid $400 in 1982 for my 3,5 E, used. Rollei folks are as bad as Leica folks when it comes to glass Planar gets a better price because it's a Zeiss Planar. About once a year you need to exercise the shutter, fire it thru all speeds a couple of times. My 1950's 3,5 E shoots as good as it did new. There are new old stock ones around and they will break $5000 mark. The 'F' started around 1960.Ī KEH price isn't too high, depends on year and condition. 1961 Rolleiflex 3.5F Type 1 with Schneider Kreuznach Xenotar 75/3.5. For many Rolleiflex aficionados, the last models of the 2.8F mark the end of the classic Rolleiflex TLR.
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Type in your number and a year will pop up. Very similiar to 2.8C, now has EVS System, double exposure capability. Franke and Heidecke went bankrupt in 1981 and was bought by a different company who restarted TLR production in 1987 with the 2.8GX.
Rolleiflex 2.8 xenotar serial number#
Do a search for Rollei serial number index. All these factors make for a truly special experience every photographer should enjoy.You can find out when it was built. But I’m very grateful I went through all that effort, because everything about the Rolleiflex – its design, operation, and results – is unique. I had to send mine to two different repairmen for CLAs and replacement parts before I got a fully functional camera. When I bought my 2.8C, its waist-level finder was broken and locked shut, both lenses had haze and fungus, and the shutter simply didn’t fire at speeds longer than 1/60th sec. And most photographers who own Rolleiflexes aren’t willing to part with their cameras, so most models on the used market are beaters - and given their complexity, there is a lot that can go wrong with them. With the exception of the modern GX and FX models, Rolleiflexes are very old now. However, it should be noted that buying a Rolleiflex is a big investment that requires a lot upfront. The camera has a signature rendering I have yet to see in other lenses, one that combines clinical sharpness with beautiful individuality. My second reason was the lens – my model has a Schneider Kreuznach Xenotar lens, an alternative to Rolleiflex’s standard, but equally impressive, Planar lens. The Xenotar contains the highly sought-after 10-blade aperture, which renders very rounded out-of-focus highlights, producing incredibly unique bokeh.
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Cannot be used with Planar 2.8/80 mm and Apo-Symmar Makro 4.6/150 mm, front lens of Longar will be damaged Exposure options between camera and lens remain. Very similiar to 2.8C, now has EVS System, double exposure capability.
Rolleiflex 2.8 xenotar full#
The wider aperture also takes full advantage of medium format’s greater depth of field, allowing for greater subject isolation. Calculated for Xenotar 2/80 mm, Tele-Xenar 2.8/180 mm and Apo-Tele-Xenar 4/300 mm. Good for using or collecting and includes Cap & nice Case. But with the Rolleiflex’s f/2.8 aperture and motion-less leaf shutter, one can handhold at 1/15 sec relatively easily. With medium-format cameras, handholding at shutter speeds longer than 1/60 sec is almost unheard of. My primary reason was the f/2.8 aperture, as Rolleiflex makes the only TLR’s with such fast lenses. For me, there were two reasons I chose the Rolleiflex 2.8C. They are all impressive, and each model has distinct qualities that can cater to any photographer’s needs. There are practically no mediocre TLR’s on the market, whether it be Yashica, Mamiya, Minolta, or Rolleiflex. And TLR’s just have a complexity about them - when you hold one, you can’t help but appreciate the quality of craftsmanship. And since the photographer has to frame by looking downwards rather than straight forward, subjects typically aren’t intimidated or threatened, providing a much more intimate relationship between the photographer and subject.
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Looking down the massive viewfinder is an experience in its own, providing a 3-D depth and clarity the human eye just doesn’t naturally perceive. The TLR design also utilizes a leaf shutter that is more quiet than even Leica M shutters, can sync flash at any shutter speed, and prevents shutter blackout upon firing. In a camera no bigger than a Canon Rebel, you get the extraordinary depth and resolution of medium format.
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But in my time with my Rolleiflex, I’ve come to regard TLR’s as the perfect blend of 35mm rangefinders’ stealth and medium format SLRs’ image quality. It’s difficult to explain what makes TLR’s so great.