Identify my old Rolleiflex camera please
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Looks like a Original Baby Rolleiflex 4x4 K1.
See 9th cam down in this link.
Worth only what someone is willing to pay as yours is in just ok condition.
See 9th cam down in this link.
All Rollei - Rolleiflex - Rolleicord - TLR Cameras by year - www.rolleiclub.com
Chonological overview of all 6x6 Rollei Rolleiflex TLR cameras
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Worth only what someone is willing to pay as yours is in just ok condition.
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Here is one on Etsy like yours.... https://www.etsy.com/listing/1280883409/rare-baby-rolleiflex-original-4x4-rollei
Info.........
The original Baby Rolleiflex is a smaller version of the Rolleiflex, taking 4×4cm pictures on 127 film. It was introduced by Franke & Heidecke in 1931 (127,000-523,000). New variants followed in 1934 and 1938.
With this camera line Rollei was attempting to expand their already popular line of TLR Cameras by making a smaller variant for use with format 127 film. The first version of this camera was basically a 3/4 scale copy of the Standard model, of camera, with an exposed shutter and viewing lens.
This pre-war Baby Rolleiflex 1st model came with exposed shutter, with speeds set by the shutter dial (1931-1933). These cameras came with either a 6cm f: 3.5, or 6cm f:2.8 Tessar taking lens. This one is fitted with a more sought after f:2.8 lens.
All pre-war Rolleiflex cameras used a simple film transport, of the same design as the Standard. A spring loaded lever on the side of the camera, was turned clockwise, which advances the counter to the next number. Unlike the Automat film transport; this system required the user to load the film to the first frame, via the ruby window, and then reset the counter to the number one, with a small button.
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The original Baby Rolleiflex is a smaller version of the Rolleiflex, taking 4×4cm pictures on 127 film. It was introduced by Franke & Heidecke in 1931 (127,000-523,000). New variants followed in 1934 and 1938.
With this camera line Rollei was attempting to expand their already popular line of TLR Cameras by making a smaller variant for use with format 127 film. The first version of this camera was basically a 3/4 scale copy of the Standard model, of camera, with an exposed shutter and viewing lens.
This pre-war Baby Rolleiflex 1st model came with exposed shutter, with speeds set by the shutter dial (1931-1933). These cameras came with either a 6cm f: 3.5, or 6cm f:2.8 Tessar taking lens. This one is fitted with a more sought after f:2.8 lens.
All pre-war Rolleiflex cameras used a simple film transport, of the same design as the Standard. A spring loaded lever on the side of the camera, was turned clockwise, which advances the counter to the next number. Unlike the Automat film transport; this system required the user to load the film to the first frame, via the ruby window, and then reset the counter to the number one, with a small button.
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