Show off your TLR!

JeffL said:
Wow. An early Type 1. I have one too. 608xxx
Nice and pretty rare I think. I have seen only three with out the shutter guard.
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Interesting. The lack of shutter guard made me a little confused when trying to identify the model. The pictures I could find of the first automat were all with the guard so I was thinking it may have been removed. However the camera came with the original manual in german, and the photo of the camera shows no shutter guard.
 
Mine is a 598xxx and one of the knowledgeable people from the Rollei List mentioned that it is made between Aug 1937 and Feb 1938. Today I ran a roll through the camera, and everything operated smoothly. I find it amazing that something this old is still useful and operational.
 
I used mine the other day. I had it serviced by Jurgen Kuschnik in Germany (formerly in California) It should have many many more years in it. Say that about a digital camera that's 75 years old!
 
Just picked this monster 2 weeks back n brought it along a trip to malacca w me...
still waiting for my slides to be developed. The close up of this camera really impress me!
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Pikapig, I'm looking forward to seeing some photos from the Mamiya. I'm sure you're aware of allowing for paralax between the viewing and taking lens for close-up shots. If you're using a tripod a simple way of compensating is to raise the camera 50mm after composing the picture. Have fun. Allan
 
Allan Reade said:
Pikapig, I'm looking forward to seeing some photos from the Mamiya. I'm sure you're aware of allowing for paralax between the viewing and taking lens for close-up shots. If you're using a tripod a simple way of compensating is to raise the camera 50mm after composing the picture. Have fun. Allan
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Thanks Allan, Will post some pics of it when i get my slides back..:pMy first experimental roll and yes i heard about raising 50mm to compensate it but i guess i forgot about it while shooting...recall about it now, i only did 2 to 3 pictures close up.Jackson
 
1958 MPP Microflex with 77.5mm f/3.5 Micronar lens from Taylor, Taylor & Hobson.

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This is the bag she travels in:

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And this is what gets squeezed in there (along with five or six rolls of film) :

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I ended up going for a Lowepro Apex 140AW bag. Camera accessories include Op/Tech Pro strap, MPP lens cap, MPP lens hood, MPP yellow filter, Yashica close up set #1, Rollei UV/light yellow/light green/light blue filters, no-name red/orange filters, cable release, soft release, Weston Euro-Master and an Invercone.

It all fits in perfectly and snugly, the bag's waterproof and well padded and the straps (bag and camera) are both very comfortable so I'm happy with this set-up. I'm still keeping an eye out for the other seven genuine MPP filters to replace the Rollei ones, but I won't be seeking out the original case and strap.

I only started using this camera in earnest this year but it's already seen 20 rolls of film - about the same combined total that my Rolleis and Yashica saw between them. For some reason this camera has grabbed me like no other TLR before it and I'm delighted - can you tell? :D
 
lamch said:
Pikapig you use the close-up capability of C330 just right!
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haha thanks, that is the first try i did with c330, and so happen i got it right.

I totally forgotten about the part where i have to frame it and up the taking lens by 50mm? guess i was lucky..and might be also becos the lens used was the 55mm wide lens..:p
 
Here are my two. The Microcord is a little unusual. Good lens (Ross Xpres) but wind on is typically unreliable.

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mike_j said:
Here are my two. The Microcord is a little unusual. Good lens (Ross Xpres) but wind on is typically unreliable.
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Your Mk I Microcord is actually quite a rare beast, nearly all those that turn up for sale are Mk II's with a Prontor shutter, improved wind mechanism and a host of other detail changes. Same lens though, which itself is different to the Ross Xpres fitted to other cameras (Ensigns etc) as this one was built to MPP's own specifications - it has a very high reputation indeed, and deservedly so from the photos I've seen online. Nice cameras. :)
 
Excuse the cross-posting. This will be the last you´ll see of the Kalloflex in this thread, but I think she deserves the one post.

I bought a Kalloflex off ebay rather rashly as they never come up for sale. This was the first one I´ve seen in six months (internationally). Here she is, after a couple of hours of TLC. Needs bucket loads more if she´s ever to look good, but hopefully done enough to get her going. Removing the front lens group was easy enough, and cleaning the shutter blades too. Removing the finder and cleaning the mirror a simple enough task as well. And a thorough clean and she´s good to go I hope.

In time I need to address some corrosion here and there, and the Zeiss bumps and the three suit leatherette. Hope Morgan supplies leatherettes for these.


Kalloflex by Eirik0304, on Flickr
 
Eirik, it looks promising to me! Hope you can bring it back to something approaching its former glory, and that you enjoy both the process and the outcome.
 
Thanks. I´ve decided to let this be my first camera restoration project. No guts, no glory. I got encouraged with the ease of the shutter blade and mirror cleansing. I´ll take her our for a swing tomorrow to see if the lens is OK, and that she focuses properly.
 
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