Rollei Rolleicord I - Type 1
In 1933 Franke & Heidecke released their first Rolleicord camera. It initially sold for $58 and was distributed by Burleigh Brooks, Incorporated. Both that company and those prices are now articles of history, but these early Rolleicords still turn up now and again.
You will know this Rolleicord I right away too. Dubbed the "Type 1", it is immediately recognizable by its nickel-plated, art deco design. Even if the Rolleicord evolved greatly over the following decades, this may indeed be the most beautiful of the whole line.
The Rolleicord I, Type 1, was fitted with a Carl Zeiss Jena 75mm f4.5 Triotar lens set in a Compur shutter. Speeds topped out at 1/300th. There was no provision for mounting filters. The camera has an external frame counter but film advance does not automatically stop.
It really makes us wish that future Rollei cameras had kept this design, even while the camera functions improved as they did.
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