CAMERA COLLECTION - #3

August 23, 2020

Rolleiflex

Rolleiflex Automat 6x6 - Model K4B. Made in Germany by Franke & Heidecke. Introduced 1954 - Discontinued 1956.

I could write about the brilliance of the Rolleiflex but there is an excellently written history on the Rollei Club Website so I suggest you read about it there.

I bought this camera at King's Parade Photographic in Cambridge. As a young photographer the fact that it was affordable but had been known to be used by photographic icons Walter Evans, Bert Hardy and Cecil Beaton, to name a few, drew me to it. It's a great camera to use out and about because it's so lightweight. I took it with me on a college field trip to the Isle of Skye where I walked for miles and used it for the later additions to my series 'Ordinary Places.' I also took it on my first long haul flight on a jet plane to Hong Kong.

It was the first medium format camera that that I owned, it's beautifully sharp allowing you to make big enlargements. I just made a print of 'Daisy's Kitchen' in my darkroom this weekend and the print reminded me of just how excellent quality the Zeiss Tessa 3,5/75 Lens are.

In all honesty for all it's for excellent qualities there are some limitations to the using the Rolleiflex which I have noted below.

1. You can't change the lens so to use in a variety of situations you need a variety of cameras.

2. With the Rolleiflex twin lens camera the top lens is for viewing and the bottom lens is for taking. In close up situations the height difference between the two lenses means you must consider certain factors and apply them to compensate for this when you take a shot, it's really not just a point and shoot. The consequence of this is they don't work great close up.

3. No depth of field preview through the lens, so you would have to use experience to imagine the outcome.

I have a huge emotional attachment to this camera, whereas I see my other cameras as pieces of equipment, this was my main camera for a while and the relationship I have with it, connects to a certain period of life makes me feel differently about it.

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Size Guide & Artwork Description

Sizes may vary slightly from image to image as we make each composition from the negative individually, either showing Richard's signature ragged edge (white border) as he prints full frame or showing the film rebate (black border) often showing the film make. Where the image size varies we adjust the window mount in order to maintain a frame size so like for like sizes can hang together.

Format	Stated Photographic Size	Image Size cm	Image Size Inches	Mounted Size mm	Mounted Size Inches	Framed Size cm	Framed Size Inches	Price Unframed	Price Framed+AR70
Browser				380x380	15''x15''	41x41x3.5cm	16''x16''x1.5''	£75	£125 + £20
Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	9.5''x12''	17.5x27cm	7''x10.25''	380x380	15''x15''	41x41x3.5cm	16''x16''x1.5''	£75	£125 + £20
Rectangle 6x7	9.5''x12''	21.5x26cm	8.5''x10.25''	380x380	15''x15''	41x41x3.5cm	16''x16''x1.5''	£75	£125 + £20
Square	9.5''x9.5''	21.5x21.5cm	8.5''x8.5''	380x380	15''x15''	41x41x3.5cm	16''x16''x1.5''	£75	£125 + £20
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Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	11''x16.5''	28x44.5cm	11''x16.5''	380x518	15''x20.5''	41x54x3.5cm	16''x21.5''x1.5''	£100	£150 + £30
Rectangle 6x7	11''x13.5''	28x34cm	11''x13.5''	380x445	15''x17.75''	41x47x3.5cm	16''x18.5''x1.5''	£100	£150 + £30
Square	11''x11''	28x28cm	11''x11''	380x380	15''x15''	41x41x3.5cm	16''x16''x1.5''	£100	£150 + £30
Tape	11''x17.5''	28x45cm	11''x17.5''	380x550	15''x21.75''	41x57x3.5cm	16''x22.5''x1.5''	£100	£150 + £30
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Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	16''x20''	34x51cm	13.5''x20''	525x660	20.5''x26''	55x70cm Bx3.5cm Wx5cm	22''x24'' B x1.5'' Wx3''	£180	£260 + £50
Rectangle 6x7	16''x20''	42x51cm	16.5''x20''	584x660	23''x26''	60x70cm Bx3.5cm Wx5cm	24''x27.5'' Bx1.5'' Wx3''	£180	£260 + £50
Square RH	16''x20''	45x45cm	18''x18''	584x584	23''x23''	60x60cm Bx3.5cm Wx5cm	24''x24'' Bx1.5'' Wx3''	£180	£260 + £50
Square HH + Space	20''x20''	48x48cm	19''x19''	584x584	23''x23''	60x60cm Bx3.5cm Wx5cm	24''x24'' Bx1.5'' Wx3''	£270	£350 + £50
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Tape		43x59cm	17''x25''	525x750	20.5''x29.5''	55x77cm Bx3.5cm Wx5cm	22''x30.5'' Bx1.5'' Wx3''	£200	£295 + £70
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Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	20''x24''	39x58cm	15.5''x23''	575x735	22.75''x29''	60x77x5cm	23.5''x30.5''x5''	£300	£395 + £70
Rectangle 6x7	20''x24''	48x60cm	19''x23.75''	635x735	25''x29''	67x77x5cm	26.5''x30.5''x5''	£300	£395 + £70
Square	24''x24''	61x61cm	24''x24''	735x735	29''x29''	77x77x5cm	30.5''x30.5''x5''	£400	£495 + £70
Vinyl	27''x27''	63.5x63.5cm	25''x25''	735x735	29''x29''	77x77x5cm	30.5''x30.5''x5''	£400	£495 + £70
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Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	30''x40''	61x93cm	24''x36.5''	818x1090	32''x42''	85x112x5cm	33.5''x44'x5''	£445	£595 + £105
Rectangle 6x7	30''x40''	61x75cm	24''x30''	818x970	32''x38''	85x100x5cm	33.5''x39''x5''	£445	£595 + £105
Tape	30''x40''	60x94cm	23''x37''	777x1090	30.5''x42''	80x112x5cm	31.5''x44''x5''	£445	£595 + £105
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Rectangle 6x9 or 35mm	40''x50''	76x109cm	30''x43''	940x1280	37''x50''	98x130x5cm	39''x51''x5''	£895	£1095 + £200
Rectangle 6x7	40'' x 50''	76x94cm	30''x37''	940x1120	37''x44''	98x115x5cm	39''x45.5''x5''	£895	£1095 + £200
Square	40''x40''	76x76cm	30''x30''	940x940	37''x37	98x98x5cm	39''x39''x5''	£895	£1095 + £200

Artwork Description

Richard makes the c-type prints from negative in his own analogue colour darkroom in Cambridge. His paper of choice is Kodak Professional Endura Premier Gloss. When Richard has chosen to evolve the artwork, we work with Streamline Colour Lab. In our studio the print is dry-mounted to dibond which ensures a very flat image surface in both the short and long term. The prints are matted (window mounted) using a museum quality 100% cotton rag board especially manufactured to be compatible with the C-type archival Kodak photographic paper Richard uses. Richard does all mounting himself, using his precision engineering background to create the finished artwork. Eleanor fits the artworks to the frames. Traditionally photographic prints are signed and numbered on the back, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. They can be signed on the front of the mount by request. If you would like us to make a larger artwork that is possible, the sizes listed are the largest we can make in our darkroom but we can go larger with our printing partners so please get in touch to discuss it.

Framing Description

Our frames are hand-made in the UK by Menor Photographic Fine Art Printing & Framing Specialists in Hertfordshire. We offer a choice of black or white wooden box frames which have depth to suit the size of the picture, the artwork set back from the glass. Our black frames are made from matt ebony stained obeche, in which you can see the detail of the wood grain whereas our white frames are made from beech and the wood grain is not visible. The wood is sustainably forested for both variations of frame. Artglass AR 70™ is a premium anti-reflective glass used by the finest museums around the world. If you would like to present you artwork in another way, we offer the choice to buy an unframed print only and can advise you on other options or recommend reputable companies to carry out the work.