The case for the Rolleiflex MX

[Herr Barnack]

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Matt Thompson makes a strong case for the Rolleiflex MX - there are so many truly great 120 format film cameras out there looking for homes these days...

https://emulsive.org/articles/opinion/working-inside-the-limits-of-your-equipment

[adan]

I always preferred "the case for the Rolleiflex (MX or otherwise)" to be brown leather.

BTW, it should be clarified that "MX" was not a Rollei model designation or type.

It was simply a feature/lever - available on all Rolleiflex models starting about 1953 - that allowed switching between flash synchronization modes (M for slow-burning flash bulbs, X for the "new" instantaneous electronic flash systems, and in some cases V for self-timer or delayed shutter - no doubt the abbreviation for some polysyllabic German expression: verzögerter Auslöser or such).

Which is just to say that almost any Rollei TLR model will meet the "case": Automat, A through F, Xenotar/Planar, 2.8/3.5. They are all equally limited (except by the user's imagination).