Rolleiflex 2.8
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Contrast is equally low, but of course is easily fixed in post-processing on the computer.īiokor 3.5/75mm lens. But, the Tri-Lausar can be a very capable lens if clean and well-aligned! The shots I’ve seen from the Biokor and Cantor lenses on Beautyflexes look slightly different, they have more of a ‘pop’ in depth of field and sharpness in them. The Beautyflex and its Biokor and Cantor lenses are sometimes met with some dedain, and there is debate that the lenses were in fact identical to the Tri-Lausar lens on early Yashicas, another lens that had a reputation for being lousy.
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Earlier 2.8 models either had a bayonet on just the taking lens, or no bayonets at all. The bayonets take standard filters and hoods from a Rolleiflex, in the RIII diameter. This camera has bayonets on both the viewing and the taking lens. These cameras both have the same 75mm 3.5 Biokor lens that Taiyodo Kohki used in those days and design is identical. In the Netherlands, cameras branded ‘Fodorflex’ are frequently seen, and they are Beautyflexes that were ordered by the Rotterdam photographic company ‘Fodor’. The same company sold their cameras under different brand names, some of which were the names of the companies that commissioned the production of the cameras. However, it has all the ‘stealth’ features (silent leaf shutter, waist level finder, bright screen) that can make a camera perfectly suitable for street photography. Due to its remarkable vintage outlook, the Rolleiflex might not be the most ideal camera for street photography. They were made by a Japanese company called Taiyodo Kohki in the late fifties and early sixties. Rolleiflex 2.8F, Fuji Neopan 100 Across, Yellow Filter. Very little is known on the Beautyflexes. Everything we sell used comes with a 30-day service warranty, and every item is thoroughly inspected before we ever consider selling it.
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PLEASE CALL USED ONLINE SALES AT 512/467-7676 OR EMAIL US AT ONLINEPRECISION-CAMERA.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY PARTICULAR PRODUCT. I was lucky to purchase it online a while ago and was totally amazed when I finally found one in good working condition after looking for it for over a year. Used Rolleiflex SL66 Medium Format Film Camera with 80mm f/2.8 Planar Lens. The Cantor lens on the Beautyflex 2.8 resembles the image quality of the Xenotar lenses on the Rolleiflex 2.8C. The Beautyflex 2.8 was the only TLR (twin Lens Reflex) camera ever to compete with the high-end Rolleiflex models of the 1950s and 1960s, the only non-Rolleiflex ever built that had a 2.8 lens.