All three lenses were arranged horizontally and generally used Zeiss lenses and Compur shutters. These cameras all had a similar form factor of twin “taking” lenses and a third viewfinder lens in the middle. Their first products were a line of plate film and roll film stereo cameras called the Heidoscop and later the Rolleidoscop.
The company was originally founded in 1920 by two former Voigtländer employees, Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Braunschweig, Germany.
The name “Rolleiflex” or simply “Rollei” refers to a brand of cameras produced by a company called Werkstatt für Feinmechanik und Optik, Franke & Heidecke (or Franke & Heidecke for short). Putting aside the things it doesn’t have, what the S元5 does well, it does REALLY well and for that, it’s a worthy addition to any collection. There are many subtle improvements that this camera has which aren’t immediately obvious when first looking at it, but that comes at the expense of modern (for the time) features, which was a disappointment. This camera is heavily inspired by the Pentax Spotmatic and has Japanese style, but with German levels of quality. The Rolleiflex S元5 is a late entry into the 35mm SLR market by a company who didn’t have a lot of experience with 35mm SLRs. Weight: 594 grams (body only) / 779 grams (w/ Planar lens) Viewfinder: Fixed SLR Prism with Microprism focus aideĮxposure Meter: Twin CdS Cell w/ viewfinder match needleįlash Mount: PC-port with FP and X Flash Sync Lens: 50mm f/1.8 Zeiss Planar coated 7-elements Although this camera had extraordinary build quality and is often found with an excellent 7-element Zeiss Planar lens, it lacked open aperture metering, a feature that most other SLRs of the day had. The S元5 was the first 35mm SLR to bear the Rolleiflex name and introduced an all new QBM “Quick Bayonet Mount” unique to these cameras. Earlier versions like this one were made in Germany, later ones in Singapore. This is a Rolleiflex S元5 single lens reflex 35mm camera made by Franke & Heidecke of Braunschweig, Germany between the years 19.
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