how to determine which Rolleiflex...?

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good day,

i have stumbled across a Rolleiflex locally, but i am not sure which model, etc. it is. i know it is a 3.5F, but i can't tell anything else.

some of the accesories it comes with: the grip, perhaps the finder, a flash, and some other odds and ends.

the pictures i got don't show the lens (it is covered by the caps), and it says Franke & Heidecke at the bottom.

what is the easiest way to tell, and how do i determine value/price?
 
If you know it's a 3.5F that's pretty much all there is to it, if all you have is pictures.

You'll have to look at the lens to see if it's a Xenotar or Planar. Metering knob is either present or not.

To see if it's a later model which takes 220 as well as 120, look at the serial number (2.241.499 and later?) or open up the back and see if the film plate is the one that can be rotated.

And lastly, Google a picture a picture of a 3.5F, and then google a picture of a 3.5F "whiteface" so you know if it's the collectible version or not (probably not).

To determine the price, I'd just see the completed listings on ebay and see what they have at KEH. The usual places really. They often don't go into specifics about the model except "late", "early" or "whiteface".

Edit:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117326
http://www.rolleiclub.com/cameras/tlr/info/A-F_tlr.shtml

Edit 2: Same camera? 😀
 
seller tells me its a Planar, and has the markings: "Carl Zeiss Nr4128586 Planar 1:3.5 f=35mm"

the f=35 doesn't make any sense.
 
Sound advice from Shutterspark above. The best way to be certain is from the camera serial number, and look at eBay completed listings. The prices for items actually sold are shown in green, so ignore the unsold ones shown in red.

Incidentally, some sellers seem to confuse 3.5F with f3.5, sometimes deliberately I suspect. 3.5F denotes the F model camera with an f3.5 Planar or Xenotar lens. f3.5 merely denotes a lens with maximum aperture of f3.5, so it could refer to a variety of less valuable models.
 
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