Rolleiflex New Standard

1939

Franke & Heidecke

Braunschweig

Germany

Lens:

f3.5, 7.5 cm Zeiss Tessar. Iris diaphragm to f22. Serial no. 2459232 (1938).

Viewing lens: Serial no. 798989 .

Shutter:

Compur Rapid, speeded 1 - 1/500, B.

Construction:

Metal body.

Format:

12, 6 x 6 cm exposures on 120 roll-film.

Focusing:

To 2 ⅔ feet

Attributes:

Reflex viewing through second lens. Full-size ground glass focusing screen without condenser with cross hairs giving 25 squares. Focusing magnifier. Mirror in hood for eye-level operation.
Auto-stop on film-advance after initially setting to 1 in red window, coupled to shutter.
Film-advance tensions shutter. Automatic film counter. Red window automatically covered when back is closed. After the 12th exposure the film-advance lever keeps winding.
Depth of field table.

Serial Number:

837854 .

With:

Lens hood in case.
Sport, pale yellow filter, bayonet mount. Serial no. 1024119.

This is a cheaper model than the Automat which was available at the same time. The major difference being the that the New Standard had to be set to 1 in red window when loading, the Automat was automatic in this respect. The camera does not appear in the AP review published in June of 1939. The price was £26.10.0.

References & Notes:

Westminster Cat. 1939, p. 59.; Pearlman, Rollei Manual, 3rd ed. p. 41.

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