ROLLEIFLEX PLANAR SERIES

Most of the lenses were German made Carl Zeiss lenses but apart from the Carl Zeiss lenses, the SРµвЂ¦С“5 range also used the Schneider lens, the Rollei lens and the Rolleinar lens.

ROLLEIFLEX PLANAR SERIES

Lenses Р”Р„ whole range of lens were made for the SРµвЂ¦С“5 series and the lens were interchangeable between the camera bodies in the series. Near-identical bodies (with most components from the same production lines) were sold by Voigtlander as the VSL 3E, and their shared QBM bayonet mount meant that lenses and bodies from both ranges could be used interchangeably. It had all the functions of the SРµвЂ¦С“5ME but came in a lighter package. Its beautiful design, build quality and engineering are second to none, and paired with the Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2,8 the Rolleiflex 2.8F is the ultimate TLR experience.Many of the most iconic pictures where shot with the Rolleiflex 2. Two years later, in 1978, the SРµвЂ¦С“5 E was introduced. Vintage camera store in Delft - The Rolleflex 2.8F is the best Twin Lens Reflex ever made no debate. The viewfinder also came with a whole range of indicators including aperture and shutter speed amongst others. Built on the same body, the SРµвЂ¦С“5ME had electronic shutter control inside and could set shutter speeds automatically. The SРµвЂ¦С“5M was built on a visibly different body based on an earlier Icarex design but with plastic top and baseplates and offered nothing technologically radical.Р”Р„t the same time, a variant of the SРµвЂ¦С“5M, the SРµвЂ¦С“5ME was also released. In 1976, Rollei produced a new variant, the SРµвЂ¦С“5M. The Rolleiflex SРµвЂ¦С“50 had open-aperture metering, an improvement over the Rolleiflex SРµвЂ¦С“5 which was built with a stop down light meter.

The Rolleiflex SРµвЂ¦С“5 was the second Rollei SLR camera to be equipped with Carl Zeiss lenses, after the SL66 of 1966.Р”Р‡our years later, in 1974, Rollei produced the Rolleiflex SРµвЂ¦С“50. 1930s Rolleiflex Old Standard Type 3 6РµСљвЂ TLR Camera w/Zeiss Tessar Lens&Case 622. The first camera in the range, was the SРµвЂ¦С“5, and compared to its competitors at that time, it was relatively small and light. The SРµвЂ¦С“5 is in fact a whole range of 35mm SLR cameras, that were developed and built from the 1970s until the 1990s. The Rolleiflex SРµвЂ¦С“5 was the first 35mm SLR produced by Rollei, in 1970.

Rolleiflex planar