Club Rollei User – Latest News and Articles

The latest news and ramblings from our club members and contributors. For the month of June we will be visiting the CRU archive and posting previous articles into the website. This is a great way for us to review previous articles and maybe restart that conversation on not quite resolved topics.

The Polaroid Experience

by John Wild 10 August 2011

John sets about repairing a polaroid 360. Not a Rollei… but an interesting if but fruitless activity.

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The Rolleiflex as an Icon

by Emmanuel Bigler 20 July 2011

How was the Rollei camera brand seen by the public and photographer’s in the “golden age”? Emmauel Bigler looks at the evolution of Rollei TLR and considers how we see it today?

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35mm Panoramas with a Rolleiflex SL66

by John Wild 30 June 2011

John has been trawling the internet gathering ideas for converting his medium format SL66 camera to accept 35mm film. Is it worth the effort? See the results and judge for yourself.

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127 Film and the Rolleiflex 4×4

by John Wild 29 June 2011

John digs out his old darkroom equipment and takes his Baby Rolleiflex out to use some of his old 127 film. Much to contend with but he gets there in the end.

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The Church and Abbey of St. Augustine

by Dáithí ó Scannláin 28 June 2011

Church and Abbey of St. Augustine is located in Dungarvan, a town on the south coast of Ireland; about fifty miles east of Cork. Dáithí takes a tour of this Church which has been in this location since the 13th century

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Focal Length of 6×6 compared to 35mm Lenses

by Ken Williams 27 June 2011

Ken Williams looks at the relationship between the focal length of a medium format and 35mm lenses.

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Tales of the unexpected with a Rolleiflex T

by Jim Graves 25 June 2011

Jim Graves takes his Rolleiflex T out into the public and finds that it attracts all sorts of attention.

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The Rollei SL 66 Aquamarin – Part 2

by Wolfgang Freihen 24 June 2011

Wolfgang continues his description of the Rollei SL 66 Aquamarine. In addition to some basic assembly instructions, he gives some insight into its use and limitations.

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The Rollei SL 66 Aquamarin – Part 1

by Wolfgang Freihen 23 June 2011

Wolfgang Freihan has written several books on underwater photography. In the first part of this series on the Rollei SL 66 “Aquamarin” he gives a recount of his life and passion for underwater photography including a comparison of the SL66 v Hasselblad for use underwater.

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Rollei 6008AF vs Bronica ETR-Si

by Ken Williams 22 June 2011

Ken compares the Rolleiflex 6008AF to the Bronica ETR-Si considering complexity of operation, future value and weight. The resulting decision is a hard and controversial one (at least for Rollei fans).

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