Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
Just curious if they ever made these for 135 film.
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ully
ully
Yes, I have seen advertisements for a commemorative Rolleiflex that fits in the palm of the hand and supposedly works.
funkpilz
Well-known
Wasn't there a Contaflex 35mm or something?
Alpacaman
keen bean
There are adapters that let Yashica TLRs accept 35mm film, I forget which model it works on though. There is also the 'Black Bird Fly', which is made in China.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Agfa made one, I believe -- looked like a 35mm SLR with a pentaprism, and had helical focusing like a 35mm lens. I don't recall the model name, however.
And don't forget the Tessina: http://cameraquest.com/tessina.htm I'd love to try one of these.
And don't forget the Tessina: http://cameraquest.com/tessina.htm I'd love to try one of these.
pakeha
Well-known
yashica 635, meopta flexaret 7 are just a couple with 35mm adapters, have wondered about this myself. What actually was the point? Were these kits just a marketing idea because 35mm was cheaper and carried more frames or is there something i am missing?
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CW
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CW
easyrider
Photo addict
There was a Contaflex, produced from 1935 to 1943. See link.
http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/contaflex/contaflex.html
Also, Rollei has an adapter for 35mm called a Rolleiikin. Of course, the 75mm or 80mm lens on the camera becomes medium telephoto but is very good for portraits.
Here is a youtube video on how to install it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvj_qbVLYqA
It was useful for people who wanted to shoot Kodachrome which only came in 35mm.
http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/contaflex/contaflex.html
Also, Rollei has an adapter for 35mm called a Rolleiikin. Of course, the 75mm or 80mm lens on the camera becomes medium telephoto but is very good for portraits.
Here is a youtube video on how to install it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvj_qbVLYqA
It was useful for people who wanted to shoot Kodachrome which only came in 35mm.
hanskerensky
Well-known
sircarl
Well-known
There's the new Black Bird, but I'm not sure whether it's a toy camera or a real one. 
http://www.dijitalfix.com/store/PSVL-BBF1-08.html
http://www.dijitalfix.com/store/PSVL-BBF1-08.html
Roger Hicks
Veteran
In addition to the cameras already mentioned -- Contaflex, Flexilette, Tessina -- there were also the Bolsey Model C, Agfa Optima Reflex, Toyoca and Luckyflex - and the accessory Megoflex and Flexameter TLR finders. Source: A History of the 35mm Still Camera, Focal Press, 1984, where several of them are pictured.
The 'commemorative' Rollei was however digital.
Cheers,
R.
The 'commemorative' Rollei was however digital.
Cheers,
R.
Pompiere
Established
Also, the Super Ricohflex had a 35mm adapter available. Or did you mean TLRs that were made only for 35mm?
Pablito
coco frío
There's the new Black Bird, but I'm not sure whether it's a toy camera or a real one.
http://www.dijitalfix.com/store/PSVL-BBF1-08.html
It is a toy camera priced like a real camera.
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
Anything TLR for 35mm really, since I don't have a TLR "yet" and am still looking. I saw that bird thing camera and that's what originally made me wonder about a TLR in 35mm. Kinda makes sense for one though. It'd be cool.
summar
Well-known
Hello Pakeha,
Actually the 35mm kits for the Rollei (Rolleikin), Yashica 635 and Flexaret were useful for shooting portraits if you only had a fixed-lens TLR with a normal 75 or 80mm lens. I had a Yashica 635 in which I used 35mm film for that purpose. It worked quite well, especially because the 35mm frame would only use the centre of the lens.
Actually the 35mm kits for the Rollei (Rolleikin), Yashica 635 and Flexaret were useful for shooting portraits if you only had a fixed-lens TLR with a normal 75 or 80mm lens. I had a Yashica 635 in which I used 35mm film for that purpose. It worked quite well, especially because the 35mm frame would only use the centre of the lens.
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
That makes sense about using the center of the lens. Are the Rolleikins still around or are they all gone?
Gumby
Veteran
They turn up on ebay quuite often. Be careful in buying... some cameras need the counter but not all Rolleikin kits came with one, and others are sold with the counter missing.
raid
Dad Photographer
I suggest using a Rolleikin on a Rolleiflex. I have not done so even though I could.
A TLR is more suitable for static scenes with a MF camera, in my opinion, but I could be wrong here.
Why would you want to use the TLR with 35mm film?
The Yashica 635 has a good lens and is cheap.
A TLR is more suitable for static scenes with a MF camera, in my opinion, but I could be wrong here.
Why would you want to use the TLR with 35mm film?
The Yashica 635 has a good lens and is cheap.
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Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
It was just seeing that Bird camera TLR in 35mm that got me curious, but I could see a nice, small TLR in 35mm, would be kinda neat, kinda like the little Rollei 35.
easyrider
Photo addict
The Rollei 35 is quite unique. The functions are basic. It's a black box with a lens and a meter.
IMO it would be impossible to make anything similar as a TLR -- twin lens reflex. For starters you would need two lenses -- a viewing and a taking lens and a mirror system.
The above mentioned Contaflex is actually quite heavy.
As I mentioned, the 35mm adapter for the Rollei was offered mainly to accommodate Kodachrome. I have a promo brochure that shows it being threaded into a Rollei. The Rolleikin works well but you lose the quick advance feature that you get on the Rollei with 120 film.
There is a comment above that TLR's are only good for static subjects. I totally disagree, I shot sports with it for years. I could not afford a telephoto for my Barnack so I used super fine grain Microdol developer on the 120 film and cropped. I don't have any scanned but maybe I will and post a couple.
raid
Dad Photographer
If you had a 35mm with a tele lens then you may have not opted for a TLR. This is what was meant.