Rollei Rolleiflex Automat K4a twin lens reflex camera with Zeiss-Opton Tessar 75mm f/3.5 lens
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This Rolleiflex Automat K4a is a classic twin lens reflex (TLR) camera, a format renowned for its high-quality construction and precision engineering. Featuring an all-metal design, the camera is equipped with a Zeiss-Opton Tessar 75mm f/3.5 lens, which was highly regarded by professional photographers for its optical clarity.
The camera utilizes a Synchro-Compur shutter system and is designed to capture 6x6 centimeter square images on roll film. The TLR design features a top viewing lens and a lower taking lens, allowing for intuitive composition through a waist-level viewfinder. This compact instrument includes a precision film guide system and demonstrates a minimum focusing distance of less than three feet. The body exhibits a durable finish typical of mid-century professional photographic equipment.
It is presented in a protective leather carry case, bearing the Rolleiflex brand name. This model remains an iconic piece of photographic history, valued for its unique filmic signature and mechanical ingenuity.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Metal, leather case
- Dimensions
- 6x3.75x4.25in
Technical characteristics
- Lens
- Zeiss-Opton Tessar 75mm f/3.5
- Format
- 6x6
- Shutter
- Synchro-Compur
Design
- Type
- Twin lens reflex
- Features
- Waist-level viewfinder
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Franke & Heidecke
Catalogue references
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