Rolleiflex 4.0 FW

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The Rolleiflex 4.0 FW is a medium format Wide-angle TLR camera manufactured by Rollei and later on by DHW Fototechnik from 2003 till present.

General

The Rolleiflex 4.0 FW is the follow up for the Wide-Angle Rolleiflex. It is Rolleis answer to the demand of a Rolleiflex with a wide-angle lens.
It is designed using the Rolleiflex 2,8 FX as a base.

Specifications

• Format : 12 exposures of 6 x 6 cm on 120 type rollfilm.
• Taking lens: Schneider Super-Angulon 1:4 f=50mm, HFT coating.
  The lens name was later changed in Apogon by DHW Fototechnik.
• Viewing lens: Heidosmat 1:4 f=50mm.
• Filter Bayonet : Both lenses, size 4.
• Shutter: Copal leafshutter. Speeds 1 to 1/500 sec. and B.
• Flash synchronisation : Accessory shoe with system contacts. X-sync socket.
  On film flash measurement with a single SI photo element.
• Lighmeter system : Coupled, Centre-weighted average metering by two SI photo elements
  behind the finder mirror, Five-LED display in viewfinder.
• Film speed settings : 25 to 6400 ISO.
• Dimensions WxDxH: 109 x 118 x 147 mm
• Weight: 1400 grams

Bibliography

• Claus Prochnow, Rollei Report 2, third edition, Braunschweich, Lindemanns Verlag, 2008, ISBN 3-89506-220-0.

Links

• Rolleiflex 4.0 FW page at Rolleiclub.com
• Rolleiflex 4,0 FT page at DHW Fototechnik GmbH