The Franke & HeideckeВ Heidoscop was a medium format stereo camera made in the 1920s.ДЇranke & HeideckeвЂ™s stereo cameras were a huge hit and by 1927 allowed the company to expand their portfolio and try out some new designs. All three lenses were arranged horizontally and generally used Zeiss lenses and Compur shutters. These cameras all had a similar form factor of twin вЂњtakingвЂќ lenses and a third viewfinder lens in the middle. Their first products were a line of plate film and roll film stereo cameras called the Heidoscop and later the Rolleidoscop. The company wasВ originally founded in 1920 byВ two former VoigtlГ¤nder employees, Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Braunschweig, Germany. The name вЂњRolleiflexвЂќ or simply вЂњRolleiвЂќ refers to a brand of cameras produced by a company called Werkstatt fГјr Feinmechanik und Optik,В Franke & Heidecke (orВ Franke & Heidecke for short). Putting aside the things it doesnвЂ™t have, what the Sе…ѓ5 does well, it does REALLY well and for that, itвЂ™s a worthy addition to any collection. There are many subtle improvements that this camera has which arenвЂ™t immediately obvious when first looking at it, but that comes at the expense of modern (for the time) features, which was a disappointment. This camera is heavily inspired by the Pentax Spotmatic and has Japanese style, but with German levels of quality. The Rolleiflex Sе…ѓ5 is a late entry into the 35mm SLR market by a company who didnвЂ™t have a lot of experience with 35mm SLRs. Weight:В 594 grams (body only) / 779 grams (w/ Planar lens) Viewfinder:В Fixed SLR Prism with Microprism focus aideД®xposure Meter:В Twin CdS Cell w/ viewfinder match needleДЇlash Mount:В PC-port with FP and X Flash Sync Lens:В 50mm f/1.8 Zeiss Planar coated 7-elements

Although this camera had extraordinary build quality and is often found with an excellent 7-element Zeiss Planar lens, it lacked open aperture metering, a feature that most other SLRs of the day had. The Sе…ѓ5 was the first 35mm SLR to bear the Rolleiflex name and introduced an all new QBM вЂњQuick Bayonet MountвЂќ unique to these cameras. Earlier versions like this one were made in Germany, later ones in Singapore. This is a Rolleiflex Sе…ѓ5 single lens reflex 35mm camera made by Franke & Heidecke of Braunschweig, Germany between the years 19.

Rolleiflex 2.8 type 1 vs type 2