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|image_text= Rollei's attempt to make the best of Kodak's weak but successful 126 film cartridges resulted in the best available camera for this film system, the '''Rolleiflex SL26'''. The camera was made for interchangeable lenses. Priced 628 Deutsche Marks it was too expensive for the beginners film system. Only 28.000 pieces were made.
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The '''Rolleiflex SL26''' is a manual-exposure [[SLR]] camera for [[Kodak]]'s [[126 film]]. Three lenses were available, all from [[Carl Zeiss]]: the [[Tessar]] 1:2.8/40mm, which was supplied with the camera, the wide-angle Pro-Tessar 1:3.2/28 mm, and the portrait Pro-Tessar 1:4/80mm. The camera was designed by the famous German camera engineer [[Heinz Waaske]]. Only 28,570 examples were made, and at DM 628 ($299.50), it was the most expensive camera made for the format.
  
The '''Rolleiflex SL26''' was a [[SLR]] camera for film cartridges of [[Kodak]]'s type 125. Three lenses were available, all from [[Carl Zeiss]]: The Tessar 1:2.8/40mm  which was included in the basic camera set, the wide-angle Pro-Tessar 1:3,2/28 mm, and the portrait lens Pro-Tessar f1:4/80mm. The camera was constructed by the famous German camera engineer [[Heinz Waaske]].
 
  
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==Specifications==
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* Type: [[SLR|Single-lens reflex]] film camera
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* Film: [[126 film]] cartridge
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* Manufactured: 1968-73
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* Lens: Zeiss [[Tessar]] 2.8, 40mm (supplied)
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* Shutter: [[Compur]] leaf 1/2 sec. - 1/500 sec. plus bulb
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* Viewfinder: includes [[Split-image device|split-image rangefinder]] and exposure indicator
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* Flash: [[hot shoe]] for external flashgun
  
===Links===
 
  
[http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ifex534/cameras/sl26.html Rolleiflex SL26 at Instamatic Central (UTS)]
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==Links==
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rolleiflex_sl26/rolleiflex_sl26.htm Rolleiflex SL26 user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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*[http://elekm.net/pages/cameras/rolleiflex-sl26.htm Rolleiflex SL26] at [http://elekm.net/pages/cameras/ Mike Elek's Classic Cameras]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 27 January 2022

The Rolleiflex SL26 is a manual-exposure SLR camera for Kodak's 126 film. Three lenses were available, all from Carl Zeiss: the Tessar 1:2.8/40mm, which was supplied with the camera, the wide-angle Pro-Tessar 1:3.2/28 mm, and the portrait Pro-Tessar 1:4/80mm. The camera was designed by the famous German camera engineer Heinz Waaske. Only 28,570 examples were made, and at DM 628 ($299.50), it was the most expensive camera made for the format.


Specifications


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