Rolleiflex is Not Releasing a New Digital TLR Camera
Rolleiflex, a brand that hasn't produced cameras since 2014, says it's back and will release a new "modern" digital twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera that will be announced on April 20.
The Best 35mm Film Cameras to Buy in 2024
Film has experienced a bit of a resurgence in the past decade and we've seen a proliferation of never-before-made film stocks and even brought some back from the dead. But if you want to get started in film photography now, you'll need a camera. So where should you start?
9 of History’s Rarest Cameras You Can Actually Buy
The history of photography is over a century old -- in fact, it was 107 years ago that Oskar Barnack created the Ur-Leica, a camera that would later be known as the genesis of the 36x24 “full-frame” format. Since then, hundreds of companies across the world have, to varying degrees of success, produced everything from 35mm to 127 to an assortment of medium format sizes and finally to digital.
I’m Back Unveils a Cheap Digital Back for Old Medium Format Cameras
I'm Back, the company behind the popular Digital Back for old 35mm SLRs, is... well... back. And this time they're funding an affordable digital back that seeks to breathe new life into old medium format cameras from Hasselblad, Bronica, Pentax, Mamiya and more.
The Rolleiflex is Back: Say Hello to the Instant Kamera
The legendary Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera is back... in a very different style. Rollei today announced the new Rolleiflex Instant Kamera, a TLR instant camera that shoots Fuji Instax Mini film.
There’s a New Rollei Slide Film Called Vario Chrome
Film photography’s recent resurgence continues with German company Macodirect announcing Rollei Vario Chrome color reversal film, which will be available in July.
Rolleidoscop: The First Camera Rollei Made and the Stereoscopic Process
The Rolleidoscop was made from 1926 to 1939 in Germany alongside the Heidoscop, the same camera but with a sheet film or glass plate back. It was actually the very first camera that renowned manufacturer Rollei made.
The Selfie Stick is One of Rollei’s Bestselling Products, And Now There Are Four New Ones
Now that Rolleiflex cameras have gone the way of the dodo, Rollei needs to find a new segments of the camera equipment market to serve. It turns out one of the company's promising new niches is the selfie stick.
The company has just launched four new selfie stick models to help smartphone users capitalize on the booming trend.
21 Rolleiflex Prototypes Appear on eBay with a Price Tag of $178,000
The factory that manufactures Rolleiflex cameras is being liquidated in a bankruptcy auction, so there's a chance we may never see new Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex cameras produced ever again. As the fate of the brand is in limbo, 21 original Rolleiflex camera prototypes have appeared in an auction on eBay. For a cool $178,000, collectors can own a unique piece of photographic history.
Rolleiflex Factory to be Liquidated at Auction: Here’s a Look Inside
It's the end of the road for the company behind Rolleiflex cameras. Just two months after Fujifilm put up one of its major film factories at auction, DHW Fototechnik is doing a liquidation auction of its own, selling off the massive amounts of equipment used in manufacturing twin-lens reflex cameras.
The auction gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the tools and spaces that were once used to great cameras with the iconic Rollei brand.
Buy a One-of-a-Kind Transparent Rolleiflex Prototype Camera for $6,000 Over on eBay
Camera collectors, unfold your wallets... it's time for another installment of "cool rare things currently on eBay." Except in this case 'rare' can be replaced with 'unique,' as in these cameras are supposedly one-of-a-kind.
Rolleiflex Still Happily Making Analog TLR Cameras, FX-N to Debut at Photokina
Did you know that Rolleiflex is still producing its high-end analog twin-lens reflex cameras? Apparently there's enough photographers out there buying them for there to be a small, niche market, because Rollei is planning to show off a new model at Photokina 2012 next week.
The FX-N is a 6x6 medium format TLR camera that is an updated version of the Rolleiflex FX, a camera that costs over $5,000. The only difference it has with its predecessor (or sibling) is that it features a new Heidosmat 80mm f/2.8 viewfinder lens and a Rollei S-Apogon 80mm f/2.8 main lens that offer a shorter minimum focusing distance of 55 centimeters.
Makeshift EVF Using a Rollei Viewfinder
Hong Kong photographer Lok Cheung found that …