Rollei Rolleiflex 4.0 FW Medium Format Twin Lens Reflex Camera, Built-in Super-Angulon 50mm f/4.0 HFT Lens, with Advanced TTL Exposure Metering.

Today's Rolleiflex 4.0 FW is an ideal combination of time-tried design and advanced technical features. Optically, for example, it comes with Schneider- Kreuznach's new Super-Angulon HFT with an initial aperture of f/4 and 50mm focal length. Its low weight and compact design make the camera a pleasure to use.

Thanks to all these features, the camera now as before is the ideal tool for scenery and group shots. All of us will probably remember the picture of Rollei press photographers shooting with their cameras held high above their heads, well above all those surrounding them. But the camera is just as handy for interior architectural shots, etc.

The twin-lens Rolleiflex cameras feature the most reliable and advanced exposure-metering technique available today: Their built-in meter measures the light right through the lens (TTL).

Colored LEDs in the viewfinder indicate whether there is over or underexposure (red), whether the setting is off by, say, half an f-stop (yellow) or whether it's right on target (green).

The metering pattern used is center-weighted average and thus fully in tune with practical requirements. Exposure is balanced with aperture or shutter-speed priority. This makes for simple and accurate operation, allowing the photographer to concentrate fully on composition even in difficult situations.

Even advanced TTL flash control with an SCA-356 adapter and an SCA-300 system flash unit is nothing but routine. In this system, a sensor meters the flash light reflected from the film surface while the shutter is open.

The Rollei SCA-356 adapter then controls the light output to suit the subject. The dedicated flash system guarantees optimum working conditions and thus optimum results.

Twin-lens reflex cameras are ideally suited for use in conjunction with powerful handle-mount flash units, such as those made by Metz.

Pressing the unlocked shutter release activates the exposure meter for approx. 30 seconds. The process may be repeated at will, any time. One of the five LEDs in the viewfinder will light up.

Its metering pattern makes the Rolleiflex ideal even for the most demanding shooting situations, such as very contrasty subjects.

Its robust mechanics once laid the foundation for its legendary fame. Meanwhile, the Rolleiflex also offers the precision and ease of an advanced metering system. Rolleiflex 2.8 FX and 4.0 FW cameras have an integral center-weighted averaging follow-pointer TTL meter.

This makes the cameras particularly fast and reliable in both variable and constant lighting conditions. With the exception of its metering system, the camera remains fully operative even when the battery is spent, just like a good mechanical camera should.