The story of this device
Establishing the gold standard of professional medium format photography, this modular 6x6 SLR featured interchangeable lenses, finders, and film backs. Powered by Carl Zeiss lenses with built-in Synchro-Compur leaf shutters for full flash sync, it became an enduring commercial icon.
Specifications
- Display
- Interchangeable waist-level finder, screen focusing
- Storage
- Swappable 120 back, 12 exp. (6x4.5 16-exp. back also existed)
- Camera
- 6x6cm square format, Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8 lens (interchangeable C)
- Media
- 120/220 roll film (6x6)
- Weight
- About 1.43kg with lens/back; body only 573g
- Notable
- Synchro-Compur leaf shutter, 1-1/500s+B, full sync; began 500-line
