Rolleicord camera II type 4
Gwrmany 1939/49, brand Franke & Heidecke, material metal, cm 8,5x10x13,5
The Rolleicord IIc, also known as model or type 4, is a TLR Medium Format Camera.
It was manufactured between February 1939 until Oktober 1949 (about 16.000 units) in Germany.
The IIc returns to using the Rolleicord cast nameplate and the company then continues using it for the rest of the camera model line.
The IIc is the first Rolleicord made by Franke & Heidecke to have a serial number, as does the entire Rolleiflex model line which Franke and Heidecke began manufacture a year before in 1937.
Serial number: 879644
The only number which can be found on earlier model Rolleicords is the serial number for its Zeiss lens.
The Rolleicord IIc, or type 4, is the last Rolleicord made having a red window (in the bottom) for locating the start position on a roll of film.
This twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera shoots 6×6 cm images on 120 roll film and is known for its compact design, mechanical simplicity, and excellent image quality. It features a Heidoscop – Anastigmat 1:3,2 f=7,5cm - Serial number on finder lens: Nr. 869435 - Taking lens: Carl Zeiss Jena Nr. 9932365 Tessar 1:4,5 f=7,5cm - Shutter: COMPUR.
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