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Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory

Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory

Lens hood made by Rollei for TLRs with Bay 3 accessory bayonets.

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TLR

Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) cameras are defined by having two lenses. One lens is used for taking images and the other is for viewing, focusing, and framing your photos. The lenses are synchronized and the same focal length to allow for proper framing and focusing.

Normally, the viewing lens redirects light upwards towards a waist level viewfinder and the lower lens exposes the film using a built-in leaf shutter. Because of the way this system works the image in the viewfinder is flipped horizontally, which can take some time to get used to. There are also slight differences in framing between the two lenses that can affect images at close focusing distances.

Most TLRs take 6x6cm images on 120 medium format roll film, although some could also use now-discontinued 220 film. Many companies made TLRs, including Yashica, Minolta, and Zeiss Ikon. The most famous TLR brand, though, is Rollei.

The Rolleicord and Rolleiflex cameras are the definitive TLR designs, with all others taking major inspiration from them. These cameras pair world-class build quality with legendary Carl Zeiss & Schneider-Kreuznach lenses to make an excellent, if expensive, camera.

TLRs are iconic ”old school” cameras, used as the primary camera of journalists and documentary photographers for decades before 35mm SLRs took over. Most people will recognize a TLR as an ”old camera” and many will be intrigued by its strange (by today’s standards) two-lens design.

DHW Fototechnik is still making Rolleiflex TLRs today in Germany.

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Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
Available T53821 $127.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood
Available T62527 $87.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood
27 Feb 2024 T58553 € 117.43 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
21 Feb 2024 T56156 € 115.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
05 Sep 2023 T43896 € 125.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
06 Jul 2023 T43226 € 125.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
10 Apr 2023 T39207 € 145.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
12 Mar 2023 T31453 € 89.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
08 Mar 2023 T31467 € 109.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
02 Nov 2022 T16791 € 139.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
26 Oct 2022 T25222 € 142.54 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image
19 Sep 2022 T24125 € 129.00 Rollei Bay III Lens Hood - Accessory Image