Specifications

Type
Twin-lens reflex (TLR)
Production
1960
Film
120 roll film
Frame size
6 × 6 cm
Lens
75 mm f/3.5
Shutter
Leaf shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/500 s, B
Flash sync
1/500 s
Metering
separate meter cell (not through the lens) (Selen)
Focusing
focusing screen

Good to know

No battery needed: the camera and its selenium light meter work without one. [6]

When loading film, you need to thread the paper leader between the rollers of the film-sensing mechanism. [2]

The crank advances the film and cocks the shutter in one movement. [2]

Sources

  1. Rolleiflex, Modellübersicht der zweiäugigen Kameras
  2. Franke & Heidecke: Rolleiflex 3.5F und 2.8F, Bedienungsanleitung
  3. Franke & Heidecke: Rolleiflex 3.5F and 2.8F, Verkaufsprospekt
  4. Ferdi Stutterheim: Serial Numbers of Post-War Rolleiflex 3.5 Cameras
  5. Rolleiflex, englische Modellübersicht
  6. Emmanuel Bigler: Comparative Chart Rolleiflex Twin-Lens Reflex Cameras
  7. Rollei: Rolleiflex Twin-Lens Reflex Cameras, Produktprospekt

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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