Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 98-07-14 23:22:28 EDT, Francois wrote: << This morning I "eyed" a Rolleiflex SL which looked somewhat similar to a Leica SL. I played with it a little bit. The operation was very quiet, very very quiet for an SLR. The lens that was on it looked like a Zeiss (...can't remember the brand for sure though) but I remember the mount though...It looked like an "R" mount. >> The first version of the Rolleiflex SL was made from the dies and tooling of the Zeiss Ikon SL706, which were sold to Rollei when Zeiss closed the Icarex works around 1972. The cosmetics were changed superficially. I believe the 50mm lens was a Planar variant. Marc? Will von Dauster