Rolleinar: The Key to Make Perfect Portrait Photography with Rolleiflex
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Ever Wondering why some of the portrait photography taken by Rolleiflex or Rolleicord are so engaging? Distance between the camera and the subject is the key.
To get a close-up portrait with your Rolleiflex TLR, You will need this essential accessory – Rolleinar.
This is how it looks like when installed on a Rolleiflex 2.8F:
On a Rolleiflex 2.8E:
Some photos from Flickr:
Rolleiflex 2.8E with Rolleinar 1:
Rolleiflex 2.8F with Rolleinar 1
Yashica 124 with Rolleinar 2:
Rolleiflex 2.8 With Rolleinar 1 and Hellblau
Rolleiflex 2.8E with Rolleinar 2
Rolleicord with Rolleinar 2
Rolleiflex 3.5F with Rolleinar 3
Some Rolleinars at different sizes:

Rolleinar, the close up filter for Rolleiflex and Rolleicord
Rolleinar 1, 2 and 3
Designed for: Close up shots at distances closer than 1 meter,
Use: With the two Rolleinar sets 1 and 2, the Rollei is converted for a focusing range from 39 1/2–17 3/4 (18 1/2) in. and 19 3/4 –12 1/8 (12 1/2) in., see page a. Each set is composed of two optically matched frontal lenses with different mounts. The Rolleinar with the thicker mount is for the viewing lens (Heidasmat) and contains a built-in prism for parallax correction. As a result the field of view in the ground glass coincides with the photograph even at very short distances. A red dot an the mount indicates the uppermost side of the lens for correct positioning in use.
The same instructions apply to the Rolleinars with bayonet size I (see page 2) using a separate Rolleipar parallax corrector for each set. Here too the Rolleipar is always attached to the viewing 1ens Rolleinar red dot up.
Focusing is accomplished as usual an the ground glass screen. The depth of field being rather limited at close range, considerable stopping down is advisable with Rolleinar lenses. The depth of field table indicates the most advantageous stops for the 25 1/4 X 2 1/4 – and 1 X 1 1/2 inch size.
The advantage of a large reproduction should not mislead to indiscriminate shortening of the camera-to-subject distance with close-ups, as this practice would entail danger of distortion. It is less great with objects having a shallow depth of field. For the same reason portrait heads should, if possible, not be taken at distances closer than 40 in.
Rolleinar Lenses require no increase of exposure.
To install: First attach the taking lens Rolleinar and then the viewing lens Rolleinar with prism in front. Insert into the inner bayonet and turn to the right until they click into position. The red dot on the viewing Rolleinar must be up.
Distances are measured from lens board to subject. The figures given in the tables are, for all practical purposes, usable with both 75 and 80 mm. lenses. Permissible circle at confusion = approx. 1/1000 of the focal length at 75 and 80 mm. respectively.
* Figures given in parenthesis apply to a focal length of 80 mm.
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