What is the cheapest used Rolleiflex Automat in the UK?

The cheapest used Rolleiflex Automat currently listed is £160.96 at eBay, based on 3 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Rolleiflex Automat for Sale — From £161

£160.96 Low price

£529.48 High price

3 Listings

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Great for: portrait documentary general reportage

Rollei's Rolleiflex Automat TLR — 6x6 on 120, auto film loading, leaf shutter, 1937.

The Rolleiflex Automat marked a significant step in the Franke & Heidecke TLR line, introducing automatic film loading and advance to the Rolleiflex series. Launched in 1937, its automatic frame-spacing sensing removed the need for a red window and set the pattern for later Automat and post-war models. It is a pre-war and wartime-era body now valued as a vintage camera.

This is a twin-lens reflex (TLR) exposing 6x6 frames on 120 roll film, with separate viewing and taking lenses on one front standard and a waist-level finder over ground glass. A leaf shutter is fitted in the front standard behind the taking lens. The Automat mechanism senses the film to space frames automatically. Exact taking-lens make and shutter markings vary by example, so verify engravings on the individual body.

The automatic film handling makes this a smoother TLR to shoot than the earlier Standard, suiting portrait, documentary and slower reportage work in the square format. The waist-level finder encourages composed framing, and the mechanical build gives it a straightforward, battery-free operation.

For a used example, examine taking and viewing lenses individually for haze, fungus and separation, noting that only the taking lens affects images. Check focus-knob smoothness, confirm the leaf shutter and aperture work across speeds on the front standard, test the film-wind, automatic frame spacing and counter, and check ground-glass brightness.