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Great Rolleiflex photographers
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:39 amby SnugBug
Hello all,
I've gotten back into the Rolleiflex thing with my recently acquired 3.5E Xenotar and I've simply loved the Rolleiflex images I've seen recently on various sites. A well-composed square format image just does it for me in a way which the more rectilinear formats don’t. And it seems easier for me to compose successfully in that format as well.
In my searches for more mouthwatering material (for inspiration), I haven't been able to find a list of great and famous Rolleiflex photographers, which is odd considering the Rolleiflex is such an enduring and famous camera. Would anyone provide some names?
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:46 pmby VictorM.
Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Robert Doisneau, John Gutmann, Fritz Henle, Eduard Boubat, Lee Miller and others, mostly from the 1940's and '50's.
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Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:21 amby SnugBug
Many thanks, Victor.
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:21 amby nmetallo
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Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:29 amby nmetallo
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Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:03 pmby RMF
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Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:22 amby Ted White
Imogene Cunningham meets Ted White
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Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:29 amby cindyflood
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Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:46 amby Toffle
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Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:47 pmby Rollei3
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Fri May 15, 2009 11:42 pmby manray
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Sat May 16, 2009 5:55 pmby zewrak
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Sun May 17, 2009 5:01 amby manray
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Sun May 17, 2009 7:43 pmby DPurdy
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Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:01 pmby TrickyDicky
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:18 pmby olipop
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:59 amby DPurdy
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Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:10 pmby carlmaloschneider
TrickyDicky, the archive of people shots is certainly interesting, some favorite old names there, like Norman Wisdom...
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Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:49 amby Toffle
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Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:31 amby Jim Rice
Vivian Maier
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Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:20 pmby DPurdy
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Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:30 amby Isenberg
How about Philippe Halsman, Arthur Rothstein, Andreas Feininger, and Joseph Breitenbach?
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:17 pmby scipiotwo
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Sat May 22, 2010 9:46 amby cheshireccat
My inspiration for getting a rolleiflex instead of any other camera was because of the quality of the pictures taken by both Helmut Newton and Diane Arbus. Two of the most accomplished photographers ever IMHO.
Great Rolleiflex Photographers
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Sun May 23, 2010 1:23 pmby Dave Jenkins
It is unbelievable to me that no one has named Fritz Henle, the man who pioneered the professional use of the Rollei in the early 1930s and was known as "Mr. Rollei" throughout his long, distinguished, and prolific career. He was my first great inspiration in photography, and remains to this day one of the most influential photographers in my life and work.
Another great photographer no one has mentioned is Robert Doisneau, who did some of his most significant work with the Rollei.
BTW, W. Eugene Smith used an Ikoflex early on, including some of his WWII work.
Dave Jenkins