Rolleiflex SLX and SLX2 Demo and Detailed Review

The amazing SLX family of Rolleiflex cameras has been neglected for too long. These cameras deserves their own detailed review and hands-on demonstration.
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These cameras could have been a formidable competitor to Hasselblad V series in an alternative universe. Here we cover Rolleiflex SLX, SLX2, 3 lenses and many accessories. As it turned out Rolleiflex stuck to the TLR model for too long, allowing the competitors to completely capture the medium format market. These cameras, sadly did not even reach the digital age. That would have been amazing!
The Rolleiflex SLX being demonstrated is my own 4th camera, (starting from the middle of the last century) after Agfa Billy, Rollei 35 and Contax RTS. It is still my default medium format camera. If you are interested to know, my daily 35mm camera is Nikon FM2n.
These are cameras which can be bought for a fraction of the price of the more popular medium format cameras but provide the same quality of pictures and advanced features as the best of the best.
We provide many tips and tricks including how to fix some of the common issues with these cameras. The hard core fans can also watch our separate video on how to restore these cameras even after substantial damage to some parts.
This video was originally part of a comparison between Hasselblad C500 and Rolleiflex SLX. That was probably not an entirely fair or entirely valid comparison. So, it has now been separated and expanded in this video.
If you are interested in this content as well as comparison with the Hasselblad 500C, it is still available in a more compact and snappy version and due to popular request, without music.
If you find any inaccuracies in this video, please point out in the comments so we can record them right here in the descriptions.
Correction 1: The 40mm lens is actually f4 not f1.4
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[@koby1960]

Lovely if a bit unusual cameras, btw that 40mm lens is F:4 as opposed to F 1.4 if i am not mistaken :-)

[@TechHeritage]

Well spotted. Thank you for this correction. It has now been added to the description for everyone to see.

[@tigerjunge]

Cool, thanks, I inherited this camera from an uncle with an extremely large amount of accessories and lenses. and everything is still working fine, as it should...

[@TechHeritage]

Thanks for sharing! If the battery still works, it must be a miracle. Please use, enjoy and share the experience with everyone here. If anything goes wrong, there is another video on how to fix them.

[@tigerjunge]

@@TechHeritage thanks a lot. i got 4 Batteries and they all work fine. three are unused. i am lucky!

[@davidjenkins8009]

@@tigerjunge So lucky, the SLX is a lovely camera and the lenses are all just fantastic.

[@finndesemana9011]

Thank you for this very nice video! Could you tell me a shop or a person where i can get such a 3d printed catch?

[@TechHeritage]

Here is the link: www.ebay.com/itm/235322687623?itmmeta=01HR4C4J7P3CP473FR9HR9K68M&hash=item36ca534087:g:PkkAAOSwgDJlaIla
They also do the battery upgrade which is highly recommended.
I suggest you get several copies of the catch for future use. These will not last forever. They will eventually break.
The replacements worked very well on my SLX and SLX2 and never failed. But I have recently manufactured some new ones out of metal, using the plastic ones as a template. I used Dremel tools. It was hard work but the result is permanent.

[@finndesemana9011]

@@TechHeritage you made my day. Thank you very much.