By far the most famous 127 camera's are the baby Rolleiflex's. The original baby Rolleiflex was introduced in 1931 and discontinued in 39, following the launch of the Rolleiflex “sport” (1938-41). The Sport features a 2.8 lens – allowing it to capture fast-moving action more easily. However, the easiest way to tell these apart is that the Sport saw the introduction of the bay 1 filter mount.
Baby Rollei's were reintroduced “post-war” in the form of the baby grey (1957-63) and the much rarer baby black (1963-68). While 62,250 greys were made only 4930 blacks were manufactured, making them highly collectable. Again these can be distinguished from earlier models by their filter mounts – the post-war models have mounts on both taking and viewing lenses, while the Sport only has the mount on its taking lens.
Even more rare than the black baby Rollei's is the stereo Baby Rolleidoscop – one of the companies first products. These can sell for thousands of dollars, being sought after by RolleiRollei was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Lower Saxony and was the maker of the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. Later products included speciality and nostalgic type films for the photo hobbyist market. collectors and Stereo collectors (and users) in addition to us less affluent 127 fans.
My RolleiRollei was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Lower Saxony and was the maker of the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. Later products included speciality and nostalgic type films for the photo hobbyist market. is the most common baby grey, though it has the slightly less common soft case, rather than the usual clamshell. These are relatively easy to find, and prices range from 80pounds for a well-used model up to 300 for a mint, complete outfit in its original packaging. Mine's nearer the user end of the spectrum, but works well (following a minor repair to the rather complex winder mechanism). In use, these are incredibly comfortable camera's and with a few minutes of use I felt very at home with it – the only questionable design feature of the baby grey is the LV shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS., which locks together apertureThe aperture is basically a hole in the camera’s lens that lets light pass through it to the shutter and ultimately the film or censor. The aperture not only influences picture brightness but also regulates depth of focus. Most cameras are equipped with an iris aperture that can be freely adjusted or set according to pre-selected values. and shutterEither mechanical and/or electronic shutters are possible. Mechanical systems can use a leaf (or iris) shutter or curtain shutter. In digital cameras a third alternative is also possible: the electronic shutter. This works by activating and then deactivating the CCD so that no further light can be recorded, regardless of whether light is hitting the CCD. The shutter controls the exposure time, which can range from thousandths of a second to several minutes or more. Fast shutter speeds freeze action, slow speeds are more suited to stationary subjects. A tripod is recommended for slow exposure shots to avoid camera shake, or IBIS.. This makes it easy to trade off the two, keeping constant exposureThe amount of light that reaches the film (or camera sensor). It determines how light or dark an image is. The exposure of an image is determined by the aperture, shutter speed, and film speed (ISO). During exposure, the sensors or chemicals on the film in analogue models, are subjected to the light outside the camera for a certain time. but makes it more fiddly to increase the exposureThe amount of light that reaches the film (or camera sensor). It determines how light or dark an image is. The exposure of an image is determined by the aperture, shutter speed, and film speed (ISO). During exposure, the sensors or chemicals on the film in analogue models, are subjected to the light outside the camera for a certain time. quickly in response to changing situations – pros and cons, but I'm not totally convinced.
You can find detailed info on all Rollei's cameras on the club rollei site. For those who've REALLY got the RolleiRollei was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Lower Saxony and was the maker of the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. Later products included speciality and nostalgic type films for the photo hobbyist market. bug, you can now get a Digital Rolleiflex. Unfortunately, it's more of a fashion accessory that a serious camera (2Mega-Pixel, fully automatic), but it does have a waist-level finder, and takes square pictures (1280×1280) – you even have to wind the handle between shots! Now if they could make it Baby RolleiRollei was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by Paul Franke and Reinhold Heidecke in Lower Saxony and was the maker of the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. Later products included speciality and nostalgic type films for the photo hobbyist market. size, decent resolutionRefers to the number of pixels, both horizontally and vertically, used to either capture or display an image. The higher the resolution, the finer the image detail will be., and fully manual operation then I'd just have to have one!
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