by Lordcroker » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:33 pm
Welcome to the Rollei club! Your Father obviously had a good taste in cameras and lucky you for inheriting it!
You can find out exactly what model you have by checking the serial number against this list -
[url]http://home.worldonline.dk/rongsted/Rolleisn.htm[/url]
Once you know the model we will be able to give you more tailored instructions in how to use it, or perhaps better still you might be able to find scans of the original instruction manual online. It's amazing whats out there!
Rollei's generally take 120 film, which is still available in as wide a variety as 35mm. Your local branch of Jessops should have a good stock. If not an online retailer like MX2 or 7dayshop will be able to supply you with some.
Some Rollei's took 127 film and are easily identifiable by the fact that they have a 60mm lens rather than a 75 or 80.
127 is not generally available anymore, but I think that there are a couple of black and white films still made by a firm called Maco.
Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk.? Edward Weston