Excellent! 1933 Art-Deco Nickel-plated Rolleicord, CLA’d, Freshly Serviced!

Cleaned, Lubricated & Adjusted. Ready for immediate use!

This is the desirable Art-Deco Rolleicord which features a nickel plated “basket-weave” finish. These cameras were produced in limited numbers for only three years between 1933-36. This example was built by Frank & Heidecke in prewar Germany and the serial number on the lens indicates it was produced in 1933. It’s difficult to find good clean fully functioning examples and whether you’re looking at it in your room or out or taking it out and about shooting photos we’re sure you’ll enjoy it immensely.   

This Rolleicord has been carefully cleaned, lubricated and adjusted. Focusing is smooth and accurate. The film counter works as it should. The viewfinder has been fitted with a brand new surface coated mirror and provides a good clean view of your composition.    

The quality Compur shutter works smoothly and all speeds (T, B & 1 Sec-1/300th) are appropriate. The slow speeds buzz along nicely and the faster ones are clean and snappy. It produces twelve, 6x6 exposures on readily available 120 roll-film. Everything works, which makes it very desirable to collectors who enjoy using their cameras.

The lens is a Carl Zeiss 3.5/75mm Triotar lens which is a classic Cooke design with three elements in three groups. It’s well known for the attractive rendition and has an excellent reputation in Europe for its sharp imagery combined with a lovely bokeh and soft smooth backgrounds. The glass is clean and clear. There are no scratches, just light cleaning wisps which are only with a magnifier and it’s capable of producing lovely photos with modern color & B&W films. (As with all prewar lenses, we recommend keeping the light behind you for optimal performance.)

All in all, a very enjoyable freshly serviced vintage camera. Load it with your favorite film and keep it handy for that perfect shot you’ve been looking for. You know the one... the one with the perfect Ansel Adams light breaking through the dark storm clouds that leaves you wishing that you had a classic camera with you…