Rollex rollfilm back
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| 1927 Balda-Werk type image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |
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| 1952 knob wind Linhof Rollex image by John Gateley (Image rights) |
Rollex made rollfilm holders (film backs) fitted with a dark slide, designed as adapters to use 120/620 rollfilm with 9×12 or 6.5×9 plate cameras, resulting in a 6×9 image (or smaller with a mask insert).
History
Max Baldeweg founder of the Balda-Werk camera company of Dresden,Germany patented the Rollex roll film cassette in 1927. It was a staple in the Balda-Werk catalogs until the beginning of WWII.
Following the war Balda-Werk Dresden found itself in East Germany and Max Beldeweg left for the West.
In 1952 Linhof Precision Camera Work of Munich, Germany used the Rollex name for their roll film back which was an entirely new design from the 1927 Balda-Werk Rollex back.
In 1957 Linhof changed the design again and re-named it the Super Rollex roll film back.
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| 1927 Balda-Werk type View of opened filmback showing component parts image by Nicholas Middleton (Image rights) |
Links
In English
- Loading a Rollex patent rollfilm back discussion at Photo.net
- Super Rollex Currently made by Linhof, Munchen at Linhof.com
In Swiss
