Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8F
Do you prefer style or substance? Whichever side of that question you may fall on, one thing is for sure: you don't understand the people on the other side. Whether you're the kind of photographer who wants to be seen with the best cameras in the world around your neck or the kind who just wants the best photographs imaginable, the name Rolleiflex represents both ends of that spectrum and everything in-between. And no camera represents Rolleiflex better than the 2.8F.
First produced in 1960, the Rolleiflex 2.8F remained the epitome of the Rolleiflex 2.8 lineup until Rollei ceased production in 1981. The Carl Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 lens remains one of the most popular and sought after lenses of all time. That was the lens that came on the 2.8F until 1973 when the Schneider Xenotar version was added as an option. As with almost anything produced by Rollei, there is not really a wrong answer to the question of which lens is better. The 2.8F dispensed with the EV system of metering, but it did come with a matching needle metering system and an automatic depth-of-field scale on the focus knob housing.
So whether you like to look good when you're making the photograph or just care what the photograph looks like afterwards, the Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8F is for you. The people on the other side of the question will just have to put up with being as cool as you.
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