The Rolleiflex - What makes it special?

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I finally tried a Rolleiflex to see what makes it unique. What's the difference compared to cheaper TLRs? What is it like for daily use or street photography? ►SUPPORT 🖼️ PRINTS - ☕ Buy me a Coffee - 📘 Buy my Zine - 👕 Merch Shop - Note: Many of the following are affiliate links. You can use them at no extra cost to yourself, but in turn, help support me with a small commission on qualifying purchases. ►Gear/film Rolleiflex cameras at KEH - Handheld light meter I use - Urth filters & camera accessories - Kodak Gold 200 in 120 (5-pack) - 35mm and 120 film at Moment - ►Gear used for video/Youtube: Canon EOS R6 - Canon RF 35mm 1.8 - Atomos Monitor - Rode Wireless Go II - Rode Videomic Me - Rode SmartLav+ - Rode PodMic - SE Dynamite pre-amp - DJI Action 2 - ►Gear I use to dev and scan at home: Paterson developing tank - Rocket air blower - Negative sleeves - Canon 5D MK IV - Canon EF 100mm Macro - The Essential Film Holder - L116T LED light - 🎞 Negative Lab Pro for converting scans - Get a free trial at ►Other links, social 🎵 Artlist.io - Music, Footage & SFX. Get 2 months free - 👩🏽‍🔬 Irohas Photo (C41 dev & scans in video) - 📺 My Personal Youtube channel - @hashemmcadam 🧾 My Blog - 💬 Join the Pushing Film Discord Server - 📷 Pushing Film on Instagram, Threads, X - @pushingfilm 📷 Hashem on Instagram - ►WEBSITE 🏠 I use Pixpa for my website - an affordable and effective website solution. If you would like to try Pixpa you can get a free trial at and get 50% OFF on annual plans when you subscribe with the promo code PXREF50 ►CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Street Photography 01:56 - Street portraits 02:12 - 3.5 or 2.8? 02:23 - Pros & Cons 03:35 - Sample images 04:22 - Compared to Yashica 06:18 - Why choose a Rolleiflex? 06:42 - More samples 06:57 - Dev and scanning 07:22 - My overall thoughts 08:09 - Outro #rolleiflex #mediumformat #filmphotography