Rare Rollop

[belgiumreporter]

This rather rare Rollop 1 just came in. The odd thing about it is that it is capable of handeling 6x6, 4x4 and 135 format films. Apart from that it's a fairly plain TLR. It has a Taking lens:Enna Ennagon 1:3.5 f=7.5cm (75mm on late cameras), Coated.

Viewing lens: Enna Sucher (=viewfinder) or Ennagon 1:3.5 f=7.5cm (75mm on late cameras).It was made by the German Lipca company between 1954 to 1962, but only the late (1961 onwards) were capable of handeling the 3  film formats.

There was also the Rollop II wich was basically a "1" but with crank film wind and another much more sophisticated Rollop Automatic wich i hope to find someday...

I've bought this Rollop rather cheap and i noticed the few ones available in Europe were significantly cheaper then the ones available in the US a strange thing as with Yashica TLR's the situation seems to be the opposite (supply and demand?).

[yashica1943]

That looks good and obviously rare.

My Rollop is a Richard Reflex, basically a standard Rollop sold by a distributor or shop in Switzerland. I bought this one from a Polish seller because it has my christian name on the front.

[belgiumreporter]

Just found a Rollop 2 in pristine condition, as i am redecorating the house (big time!) it'll have to wait to join it's companions in the display cabinet as everything's in boxes for the moment. This week-end the camera fair is held for the first time since the covid outbreak, got my tickets, wonder what i'll find there. (maybe a rollop automatic???)