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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''' was a [[SLR]] camera for film cartridges of [[Kodak]]'s type 126. 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 1:4/80mm. The camera was constructed by the famous German camera engineer [[Heinz Waaske]].
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The '''Rolleiflex SL26''' was 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.
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===Specifications===
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* Type: 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 rangefinder and exposure indicator
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* Flash: hot shoe for external flashgun
  
  

Revision as of 19:10, 4 June 2007

The Rolleiflex SL26 was 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

  • Type: Single-lens reflex film camera
  • Film: 126 film cartridge
  • Manufactured: 1968-73
  • Lens: Zeiss Tessar 2.8, 40mm (supplied)
  • Shutter: Compur leaf 1/2 sec. - 1/500 sec. plus bulb
  • Viewfinder: includes split-image rangefinder and exposure indicator
  • Flash: hot shoe for external flashgun


Links

Rolleiflex SL26 at Instamatic Central (UTS)