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The '''Rolleiflex SL66''' is a 6×6 cm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Rollei]]. It was the company's first single-lens reflex. While the name "66" probably refers to the 6x6 cm image format, coincidentally the camera was introduced at the 1966 Photokina show. The original chrome & black SL66 model remained in production until 1986. | The '''Rolleiflex SL66''' is a 6×6 cm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Rollei]]. It was the company's first single-lens reflex. While the name "66" probably refers to the 6x6 cm image format, coincidentally the camera was introduced at the 1966 Photokina show. The original chrome & black SL66 model remained in production until 1986. | ||
| − | It is a modular camera, with interchangeable finders (including a prism and a metering magnifying finder) and film magazines, including one for 4.5×6 cm format; the same magazines accept 120 or 220 film. The shutter, a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, gives speeds 1-1/1000 second plus 'B', and is synchronised for flash via a [[PC socket]]. A unique feature of the camera is a bellows focusing mechanism which permits the lens to be tilted (up to 8 degrees up or down) | + | It is a modular camera, with interchangeable finders (including a prism and a metering magnifying finder) and film magazines, including one for 4.5×6 cm format; the same magazines accept 120 or 220 film. The shutter, a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, gives speeds 1-1/1000 second plus 'B', and is synchronised for flash via a [[PC socket]]. A unique feature of the camera is a bellows focusing mechanism which permits the lens to be tilted (up to 8 degrees up or down) to increase depth of field in close-up work. |
The camera uses interchangeable, coated [[Carl Zeiss]] lenses of very high reputation, with focal lengths between 30 mm and 1000 mm. The lenses originally offered do not couple with the metering prism; a new set was produced which do. There are also a few third-party lenses for the SL66, made by Carl Zeiss ''Jena'', Rodenstock and Novoflex. | The camera uses interchangeable, coated [[Carl Zeiss]] lenses of very high reputation, with focal lengths between 30 mm and 1000 mm. The lenses originally offered do not couple with the metering prism; a new set was produced which do. There are also a few third-party lenses for the SL66, made by Carl Zeiss ''Jena'', Rodenstock and Novoflex. | ||
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| − | *[http://www.sl66.com/ SL66.com]; "All you want to know about these Rollei cameras." | + | * [http://www.sl66.com/ SL66.com]; "All you want to know about these Rollei cameras." |
| + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rolleiflex_sl66/rollei_sl66-splash.htm User's manual] as PDF or in HTML, at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Orphan Cameras]. | ||
[[Category: Image by Rachel Rayns]] | [[Category: Image by Rachel Rayns]] | ||
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The Rolleiflex SL66 is a 6×6 cm SLR camera made by Rollei. It was the company's first single-lens reflex. While the name "66" probably refers to the 6x6 cm image format, coincidentally the camera was introduced at the 1966 Photokina show. The original chrome & black SL66 model remained in production until 1986.
It is a modular camera, with interchangeable finders (including a prism and a metering magnifying finder) and film magazines, including one for 4.5×6 cm format; the same magazines accept 120 or 220 film. The shutter, a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, gives speeds 1-1/1000 second plus 'B', and is synchronised for flash via a PC socket. A unique feature of the camera is a bellows focusing mechanism which permits the lens to be tilted (up to 8 degrees up or down) to increase depth of field in close-up work.
The camera uses interchangeable, coated Carl Zeiss lenses of very high reputation, with focal lengths between 30 mm and 1000 mm. The lenses originally offered do not couple with the metering prism; a new set was produced which do. There are also a few third-party lenses for the SL66, made by Carl Zeiss Jena, Rodenstock and Novoflex.
The SL66 is a very high-quality camera but was very expensive, and rather few were made. By 1986, about 28,900 of the original SL66 had been made. Some more models and 'Special Editions' were produced after 1986: the SL66E with built-in TTL average metering and flash metering (about 500 made), the SL66X with only TTL flash metering (about 500), and the SL66SE with spot or average metering (about 3500 made). After 1992, only a few collector's editions were made.
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Links
- SL66.com; "All you want to know about these Rollei cameras."
- User's manual as PDF or in HTML, at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras.
