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The [[Franka]] '''Rolfix''' was a series of self-erecting [[folding]] cameras for type No. [[120 film]] rolls. It was launched in 1935. The series ended in 1954. All Rolfix cameras were designed for "full" medium format 6x9cm, but several variants had the option for 4.5x6cm (half-frame)image format or the 6x6 image format. The 1954 models Rolfix I E and II E even had a built-in uncoupled [[rangefinder]].
 
The [[Franka]] '''Rolfix''' was a series of self-erecting [[folding]] cameras for type No. [[120 film]] rolls. It was launched in 1935. The series ended in 1954. All Rolfix cameras were designed for "full" medium format 6x9cm, but several variants had the option for 4.5x6cm (half-frame)image format or the 6x6 image format. The 1954 models Rolfix I E and II E even had a built-in uncoupled [[rangefinder]].
 
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==Links==
 
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*[http://forum.mflenses.com/franka-rolfix-ii-rodenstock-trinar-105mm-f3-5-6x9-folder-t26740.html Rolfix II] in mflenses forum
 
*[http://forum.mflenses.com/franka-rolfix-ii-rodenstock-trinar-105mm-f3-5-6x9-folder-t26740.html Rolfix II] in mflenses forum
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorpehamlet/8128796840/in/photostream/ Rolfix] featured in [[The British Journal Photographic Almanac]]
 
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==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/rolfix/rolifix.htm Rolfix user manual] (by [[Montgomery Ward]]) at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*[https://archive.org/details/franka-rolfix-i-und-rolfix-ii-gebrauchsanweisung Rolfix I and II user manual (German)] at the [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive]
  
 
[[Category:German 6x9 viewfinder folding]]
 
[[Category:German 6x9 viewfinder folding]]
 
[[Category:Franka]]
 
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[[Category:R]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 3 July 2021

The Franka Rolfix was a series of self-erecting folding cameras for type No. 120 film rolls. It was launched in 1935. The series ended in 1954. All Rolfix cameras were designed for "full" medium format 6x9cm, but several variants had the option for 4.5x6cm (half-frame)image format or the 6x6 image format. The 1954 models Rolfix I E and II E even had a built-in uncoupled rangefinder.

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