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Flash connectors in pre-WWII Rolleiflex
Early models were not factory fitted with a flash connector.
However, many Rolleiflex owners, particularly professional photographers often had they camera customised with a flash connector.
None of the Rolleiflex pre War II models were fitted with any flash connector.
The socket opposite the shutter-release button is in fact a cable-release socket
To achieve this the shutter-release button and the cable-release socket were grouped together.
As Rolleiflex understood the need of a flash connection, a flash socket was fitted as standard at the emplacement of the cable release socket in the next generation models.
As some Rolleiflex owners still wanted to enjoy the benefits of using a flash on their early model, they could do so by sending their camera to a local dealer.
You recognise these customised Rolleiflex by the presence of a flash socket either at the bottom between the shutter-release button and the cable-release socket ...
... OR near the viewing lens, opposite the self timer switch.
These customisations were usually very poorly made, sometimes prone to failure or corrosion and surely not suitable for our modern electronic flashes. For safety reasons and by lack of original parts we generally take the decision to disconnect them or remove the socket altogether.
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That's what we have done on this particular model.
SERIAL NUMBER: 1008261
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