I believe the lever to the right of the lenses might be a multi-exposure activation lever.. hence the red dot as a warning sign. Just got my Va model out to check.. but it seems to have film in so won't try now. So, that being the case there is no worry about accidental multi exposing of frames. You said the top f3.2 lens was the taking lens.. a slight slip up obviously, as the f3.5 Xenan is obviously the taking lens. My 5a sits perfectly on its base feet. Your 5 seems to have some kind of adapter plate fitted to the tripod mount compared to mine. Maybe that is the issue. My 5a takes a kit that enables 16 frames on 120 film format to be shot. I have the adapter set somewhere but not seen it in about 16 years. It features a removable gearing convertion component that is switched out on the right hand side of the body just to the front of film advance knob. Ah, yes.. you called the focus knob a button.. always been a knob to me. I did have a Yashicamat 125G that I liked very much.. but someone borrowed it in the dim and distant past and guess what.. it never got returned. Still missing it. 😢 Ah well.. only 2 frames shot on this film in the Rolleicord by the look of it. Seems I have some shooting to do. Doesn't say.. but I guess it will be FP4+. Oh, yes. Mine used to have the adapter that locks into the PC flash socket that enabled it to be used with shorter reach pc plugs if the flashgun used didn't have either a longer reach terminal, yours does.. or didn't feature a lockable-in Rollei compatible lead. 😊
... who bought it in 1957. The price was 320 Deutsche Mark without any accessories. It meant his monthly wage! A Rolleiflex - espacially with 2.8 lens - was to expensive for him. Not only the camera, the equipment too. But this camera works until today - without any repair. And I still enjoy to photograph with it!
Synchronisation at all shutter speeds on the Tlr is the main advantage. I have a 1957 Yashica Mat which has a much brighter finder than the old Rolleicords.
What a great video which explains everything so well. My father used one of these and I have recently acquired one. Could you advise where to get a shutter fire pin and the accessory lead etc for flash. Many thanks.
I am seeing the price for these exact model going for several hundred pounds or more if in mint condition. I hear people talking about prices of 100 or £150, but haven’t ever seen any of that price. Not if in decent condition anyway
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Just bought a rolleicord Va slightly different setting the shutter/aperture but found your video really helpful. Thank you very much. Regards, Paul.
I believe the lever to the right of the lenses might be a multi-exposure activation lever.. hence the red dot as a warning sign. Just got my Va model out to check.. but it seems to have film in so won't try now. So, that being the case there is no worry about accidental multi exposing of frames. You said the top f3.2 lens was the taking lens.. a slight slip up obviously, as the f3.5 Xenan is obviously the taking lens. My 5a sits perfectly on its base feet. Your 5 seems to have some kind of adapter plate fitted to the tripod mount compared to mine. Maybe that is the issue. My 5a takes a kit that enables 16 frames on 120 film format to be shot. I have the adapter set somewhere but not seen it in about 16 years. It features a removable gearing convertion component that is switched out on the right hand side of the body just to the front of film advance knob. Ah, yes.. you called the focus knob a button.. always been a knob to me. I did have a Yashicamat 125G that I liked very much.. but someone borrowed it in the dim and distant past and guess what.. it never got returned. Still missing it. 😢 Ah well.. only 2 frames shot on this film in the Rolleicord by the look of it. Seems I have some shooting to do. Doesn't say.. but I guess it will be FP4+. Oh, yes. Mine used to have the adapter that locks into the PC flash socket that enabled it to be used with shorter reach pc plugs if the flashgun used didn't have either a longer reach terminal, yours does.. or didn't feature a lockable-in Rollei compatible lead. 😊
... who bought it in 1957. The price was 320 Deutsche Mark without any accessories. It meant his monthly wage! A Rolleiflex - espacially with 2.8 lens - was to expensive for him. Not only the camera, the equipment too. But this camera works until today - without any repair. And I still enjoy to photograph with it!
Thank you for publishing this nice Rolleicord video! I got my own Rolleicord from my father
Excellent review and as always, great information on the details and history.
Thanks for the presentation of such a lovely camera.
Hi, thanks for your kind words, much appreciated....
Synchronisation at all shutter speeds on the Tlr is the main advantage. I have a 1957 Yashica Mat which has a much brighter finder than the old Rolleicords.
Hi, agreed, I much prefer the Yashica TLRs for exactly that reason....
What a great video which explains everything so well. My father used one of these and I have recently acquired one. Could you advise where to get a shutter fire pin and the accessory lead etc for flash. Many thanks.
Nice quality camera.
I am seeing the price for these exact model going for several hundred pounds or more if in mint condition. I hear people talking about prices of 100 or £150, but haven’t ever seen any of that price. Not if in decent condition anyway
I just picked up a working Rolleicord 4 for $100 is good, not great shape, but functions.
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