Wide-Angle Rolleiflex, 1961 - 1967
Scope and Contents
Twin lens reflex camera; 120 film; negative size 6 x 6 cm; without light meter; Distagon f4/55 mm lens; removable focusing hood. With lens covers. (McKeown, p. 853)
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1961 - 1967
Creator
- Rollei GmbH and Co. KG (2015) (Manufacturer, Organization)
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Biographical / Historical
The Wide-Angle Rolleiflex was Rolleis answer to the growing demand for a Rolleiflex with a wide-angle lens.
This choice to design and produce a wide-angle TLR was furthermore induced by the appearance of the Mamiya C serie of TLR's which feature interchangeable lenses. In fact Rollei did design a prototype with 3 interchangeable lenses but decided that the needed extra mechanisms did lower the handling capacities too much.
It is designed using the Rolleiflex E as a base.
Extent
1 item (1 camera) : glass, metal, plastic, leather ; 7.5 X 12.5 X 17 cm
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
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