Rolleiflex User manual

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                                "Visual The ingenious idea of twin-lens       Photography" embodied
 in a camera of unexcelled precision,smooth operation and ele-
 gance of design has aroused enthusiasmthe world over.  Half
 a m i l l i o n R O L L E I F L E Xa n d R O L L E I C O R Dc a m e r a s- e a d r a  t e d r -
 nical masterpiece-  are in use in all parts of the world, and
 millions of people are still looking forward to possessingone.
 L i k e e v e r y g r a n d  i d e a , t h e R O L L E I   f i n d s u n i v e r s a al p p l i c a t i o n
                                           i n E n g i n e e r i n ga n d 5 c i e n c e
                     in Press and Portraiture
                     in Nature, Art and Everyday-life.
 Within these boundless fields, both ROLLEIFLEX and ROLLEI-
CORD are seekersafter truth, pacemakersof progress and "Open
 Sesames"to  all that is beautiful in  life.
 Ranking foremost in  international competition, the ROLLEI is
 preferred by  every serious amaieur, while  the discriminating
 professionalwould not be without  it.


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ROILEIFLEXond ROTLEICORD
5 i x s a l i e n t f e a t u r e ss t a n d o u t   l i k e m i l e s t o n e s
along the Rollei road to n'orld -wide success:
IMAGE PREVIEWED
Even photographing with "sense" means doing
a iob blindfolded. Not so with the wvin-lens
reflex system, the view-finder of whidr proiects
a b r i l l i a n t u p r i g h t  i m a q e u p o n  t h e  f o c u s i n g
screen. This makes it possible to judge and
determine the  proper  angle, framing and
sharpness of  the  picture both  before and
during the exposure.The ROLLEI is the camera
with the built-in "photo-coadr" assistingyou
not only  in by-passing nondescript pictures,
but making you  visualize -  before actually
exposing - the really worth while subiect.
Visual conception has always preceded true
artistic adrievement and the ROLLEI photo-
grapher has the added advantage of not only
seeing his subject but also of previewing its
photographic reproduction.

Applied to practical photography, this means:
 iudicial droice of subject, matter and compo-
 sition,while making the fullest use of the entire
 picture area.

THE NATURAI VIEW
The human eye takes circular views of  the
outside world. In contrdst to the uprighi and
hcrizontal image, the square picture of  the
ROLLEI is most closely adapted  to human
v i s i o n . T h a t i s w h y R O L L E I p h o t o s a p p e a r s o
realistic.
Besides, even the  most experienced photo-
grapher will find it difficult to decide in advance
upon the final shape of the picture. The square
size of the ROlLEl, however, readily pernrits
both  upright  and  horizontal enlargements
a t w i l l .
A p p l i e d  t o p r a c t i c a pl h o t o g r a p h y ,t h i s m e a n s :
a saving of time on eadr exposurer for there
is no cumbersome dtoice of  taking either a
vertical or horizontal picture.

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AUTOMATICSHARP.FOCUSING                                                                                                                     FFF
                                                                FThe mere turning of a knob puts the ground-glassscreen into
 critical focus, the same action autontdticallysharp-focusesfor                                              . F
exposure/thanks io the "rigid systenr"coupling of finder and                                                                                                                    0)
t.rking lenses.                                                                                                            J.d
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The taking lens, moreover, has a  greater depth  of  focus
than that indicated on the grouncl-glassscreen by the faster
vier,v-finderlens. As a result,neg,rtivesof pin-point definition
will be assured even if sharp-locusinc;was not quite up to
the mark. There is, therefore, no need to stop down  "for
saf-ety"and the speed of the taking lensesof both ROLLEIFLEX
and ROLLEICORD may be  fully utilized. However, where
s t o p p i n g d o w n   i s d e s i r a b l ei n o r d e r  t o   i n c r e a s et h e d e p t h o f
focus, the view-finder irnage will  still renrain brilliant and
cle.-tr,permittirrgof critical appraisal at all tinres.
A p p l i e d  t o p r a c t i c a pl h o t o g r a p h y ,t h i s m e a n s : i n s t a n rs n a r p -
focusing coupled with automatic safety.

AUTOMATIC OPER.ATION
MAKES SHOOTING EASY
A  flip of  the finger  -  and the focusing hood
springs open. Aperture and shutter speed dials
may be easily read and adiusted while viewing
the ground-grlassscreen. A  half-turn of the crank
(or a turn of the knob) moves the film forward.
These automatic features are, however, taken for
g r a n t e d i n a p r e c i s i o n - b u i l ct a m e r a .T h e u n i q u e
automatic syndrronisation,whitfi is found in the
R O L L E I F L E Xo n l y , m a k e si t p o s s i b l et o S a n g e t h e
fllm in a few secondseven in complete darkness
and to advance it with one swift motion of the
hand, whilst cod<ingthe shutter - ensuring in the
nrost perfect manner against double exposures.
Applied  to  practical photography, this means:
YOU may look for the subject while the ROLLEI
leroks after itself.
EVER.READINESS
FOR SHOOTING
                                         "live"Apart from this automatic control,the      image
is constantlyunder observation through the view-
finder lens,kept in sharp focus on the ground-glass
screen and snapped on the film in precisely the
most opportune moment, Since all levers remain
under constant control even while dranging the
focus, the ROLLEI is ideally suited to  catdr the
fleeting highlight of a scene,or a surprise sublect
springing up from around-the-corner. lt  is par-
             "snap -shots"  that  the  ingeniousticularly for
separation of vieu,-finder and taking medranism
and their automatic syndtronisationcome fully into
their own,
,Applied to  practicdl photography, this means:
Ever - readiness for  sports and  the  theater, in
engineering and professionalwork.

UNIVERSALUSE

 The optimal width of angle of the modern taking
 lens recommends it  for use in  ptess-reporting
 engineering, ardtitectureand landscapes.Atta&a ble
 Rolleinar lenses also permit photographing small
and  the smallest objects so  that an all-round
 optical versatilityis assured.
The critical definition of  the 21/nx 21/n ROLLEI
negative, always renders large-scaleenlargements
possible of even small sections of a negative.
Apart from this universalapplicationof the ROLLEI,
its versatilityis further enhanced by the following
constructionalfeatures:In addition to the standard
No. 120 (82) rollfilm,2tf,xJLfr" (017,x 9 cm) plates
as well a 35 mm miniaturefilm may be used in the
ROLLEI. The superbly corrected all-purpose lens
is capable of producing color  pictures of  the
highest perfection.
Applled  to  practical photography, this means:
all-round range in the scale of reproduction com-
bined with a wide droice of neqative material and
sizes,

Thanks to these draracteristics:
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Elegance )              Dependability J
ROLLEIFLEX and ROLTEICORD rank foremost
among precisioncameras.

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                        THEJEWELAMONG TOP-FLIGHT
                       CAMERAS

                                      T h e a u t o m a t i cR O L L E I F L E X   i s  t h e
                                                 rollfilm camera with no red window  -                  I
                                                    for the film is merely attadred to the
                                        take-up spool and, by a few turns of
                                          the crank, automatically advanced to
                                     exposure No.  l. This is made possible
                                        by  the unique automatic film feed.
                                   The shutter is cod<ed simultaneously
                                           with the transport medranism,thereby
                                       ensuring against double exposures.
                                     Eadr half-turn of  the crank, coupled
                                                         "ALL                                           with the shutter,givesthe    CLEAR"
                                                 for the next exposure so that a series
                                                 of pictures can be taken at lightning
                                      speed.
                                        For critical focusing, the view-finder
                                    hood with its built-in magnifier springs
                                       open. A  slight pressure on  a  lever
                                           sufficesto transformit into an eye-level
                                           view-finoer.                                                                     "q
Both aperture and slrutter speed may be instantly set by two handy bevel discs            ,
and can be  instantly read in a single window when looking down upon the
g  r o u     n d - g l a s              ss c r e e                   n .                                                       a            lma!te                 on                       the focusing screen whidr is not affected by any stoppingThe     upright
down  of the takingl lens, always remains brilliant and clearly visible even dLrring
exoosu re.

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                f 3 , 5 7 5 m m  l e n s i n C o m p u r - R a p i dS h u t t e r w i t h s p e e d s t o  r , ' ; x 1 s € co. ,n d b u i l t ' i n
         s e l f - t i m e r a,  l l o w i n g f o r a p p r o x . l ? s e c . ; d e p t h o f  f o c u s s c a l e o n  f o c u s i n g k n o b '
                  T a k e s t w e l v e 9 r ' r x e 1 r ae" x p o s u r e so n N o . 1 9 0 ( B ? ) f i l m .

R O I . t E I KNI

          The Rolleikin attadrment permits the use o[ 35 nlr]l rnirliatLlre
                filnr with up to 36 expostlresprer loading while fully retairr'
             ing all the inherent advantallesof the Rolleiflex'rnd Rolleicord

          A few simple aditrstmentswill adapt the catnera to Ininidttlre
              film. The Rolleikin is particularly reconrnrendedfor color-
           work, the reason beingl that the  Rollei cameras are icleally
            suitcd for this special field of photography, as the full beaLrty
               ol the natural colors is faithltrlly registered by the ground-
            glass screen, making it easy to find and deteririne the most
            [avourable comPosition.

               ln lelation to the reduce-dpicture size, the 75  trnt lens ol
             Rollei canreras produces a  certain telephoto effect whidr
             offers new  photogr.rphic possibilities for  sud'l fascinating
            suLrjectsirs portraits, close-ups and architecturaldetails'

          The atlvantagesoffered by the automatic filnr transport also
             a;rply to  the  Rolleikin. When  fully exposed, the  fllm is
          wound back into the original cartridqleby nreansof a built-
  I               in rewirrd knob and rnay be clr.rnqedirl daylight in the same t
          way as the 1t0 (B t)  rollfilrn.
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ROILEINARTENSES

The norrlal focusitrg range of the Rolleiflex
and Rolleicord extends from  infinity down
to 32 indres.  lt  rnay be  further increased
to include the distance from 32 to 90 indres
with the aid of Rolleinar set  I and frorn 20
 t o 1 3   i n d r e sw i t h R o l l e i n a rs e t  l l .

Eadr set of  Rolleinar lenses consistsof 2
 identical supplenrentarylenses, one  for the
 finder and  ore  for  the taking lens. This
 renders critical focusing possible in the usual
m a n n e r .


ROLTEIPARLENSES

 n u t o m d t i cp a r a i i a xc o r r e c t i o ni s a s s u r e dw i t h i n
 the normal range of focus from infinity to 39
 irrdres. Close-ups, however, made with the
 a i d o f R o l l e i n a r l e n s e s ,r e q u i r e a d d i t i o n a l
 parallax correctionwhidr is adrievedby addi-
 tionally fasteninga Rolleipar lens to the fin'
 d e r  I e n s .

 R o l l e i p a rl e n s l i s  u s e d  i n c o n i u n c t i o nw i t h
 R o l l e i n a r s e t   l ,   . : n d R o l l e i p a r l e n s  l l w i t h
 R o l l e i n a rs e t  l l .

 B o t h R o l l e i n a ra n d R o l l e i p a rl e n s e sa r e a v a i l -
 oble either with bayonet or push'on mount,
 according to the camera model used

PLATEADAPTER

The plate adapter has been designed for those cases where singre exposures
or the use of special negative materiarare desired, economy of materiar is an
issue, or immediate, individual processing is called for.
This would apply, for example, to tedrnicalwork, nightscapes,reproductions
and micro-photography.
The plate adapter takes speciar prate horders for prates and cut-firm size
2tf"x3'1,  indres (61/,x 9 cm), the latier with the aid of cut-film sheaths.
A ground-glass-holderpermits criticar focusing directry with the taking rens
whidr is a most important featurefor micro-photoqraphyand reproductionwork,

F I L T E R S

Given  norrnal corrditions, rlodern negative
material can be  relied upon to reproduce
nedr to true tonrl values of nature's colors.

Often, however, special lighrinrr conditions,
the draracteristicsof a subiect or a p.rrticu-
lar effect airned at require tltr- use of fi,ters.

All Rollei filters are  av.riloble eithc-r r'.'rth
bayonet or  Frush-on t'tt!rur'tt,dccrrrdirl!l tc,
the camera model r.rsed.



 I E N S H O O D

 You are well advised to use tlris accessory
 a t a l l  t i m e s , a s  i t w a r d s 6 f f e l i s t c r r b i nsgi d e -
  l i g h t , n o t  i n c l u d e d i n  t h e . r n g l e o f  v i e n ' o f
 t h e  l e n s , l h e r e b y i n c r e a s i n gt h e b r i l l i a n c eo f
 the in]age.

 For ba&-ligrhtedsubjects and night exposu-
 res, however, the  lens hood  is absolutely
  i nd i spensab le.

 It is mor,rntedon the outer rim of the bayo-
 net socket of the taking lens and does not
  i m p e d e i n a n y w a y  t h e s i m u l t a n e o u us s e o f
 other accessoriessudr as  filters, Rolleinar
 lenses,etc.

DUTO ROItEI SOFTFOCUStENS

 For back-lighted subjects and  portraits in particular,
 a softening of contrasts, a so-called soft focus effect
 is desired, whidr may be adrieved by nreans of the
 Duto Rollei soft focus lens.

The soft focus effect surrounds the sharp contours of
the subiect with radiant, yet ilowing halos and should
not be confused with lad< of definition caused by inr-
proper focusing.

Two types of Duto discs may be supplied:  No. 0,
the weaker of  the two,  is recommended for strong
contrasts and  bright, shiny oblects, while No.  I  is
recommended for medium and weak contrasts.

D u t o m o u n t s a r e s o d e s i g n e d a s  t o p e r m i t t h e s i m u l -
taneous use of Rolleinar lenses,filters and lens hood.



P A N O R A M A H E A D

This practical accessorypernrits the taking of pano-
ramic views with  the tripod-nrounted Rolleiflexand
Rolleicord, Ten exposuresgive a complete round-view.

The individual negatives overlap somewhat in order
to assure neat and perfect joints of the finished pano-
ramic picture,