Rollei A26 Pocket Camera with Rollei C26 Flash with original genuine leather Rollei case

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Rollei A26 with Rollei C26 Flash

The Rollei A 26 was the most compact of the better cameras for type No. 126 film cassettes. It was one of the ingenious camera constructions of Heinz Waaske, a project launched by himself in 1969 at Rollei in Braunschweig. The camera was made from 1972 to 1976 by Rollei. The A26 was one of the coolest looking sub-compacts.

Like many contemporary "pocket cameras" for the smaller 110 film cassettes it had a push-pull mechanism for combined film advance, shutter cocking and readiness setting. Waaske's model were the famous industrial designs of Braun products. He wanted a camera as easy to use as possible which had to be not much larger than the film cassette. Therefore he also constructed the special attachable computer flashgun Rollei C 26.

The camera's principle was to protect all parts except the flash connector and the film chamber window when the two-part body was pushed to compact closed size of just 63×34×96mm. When it was pulled to its readiness status in extended size the 3.5/40mm Sonnar lens automatically moved out of the body into working position and the reverse Galilean bright frame finder appeared on the left upper edge of the back, as well as the red shutter release button on the front beside the lens. To implement such a smart push-pull mechanism into the very compact camera design Waaske used his famous personal special camera construction trick: gearing including a planetary transmission. Distance could be set manually with the ring on the front of the lens barrel.

The camera included a CdS-program-controlled Prontor shutter, with low light indicator in the viewfinder and a mechanically aided automatic optimized aperture setting for flash usage. It recognized automatically the film speed between 50 and 400 ASA.

The dedicated C26 flash can be charged only with an AC adapter. It carries no user-replaceable batteries (AA, for example), so you'll want to make sure the flash is fully charged before heading out of the house. The camera is easy enough to use, and the flash unit gives you another surface to grip

Specifications

Format: 126 Film
Lens: Carl Zeiss Sonnar 40mm/F3.5, 4 elements in 4 groups
Focus range: 1 m - infinity
Film type: 28x28mm frame size, 126 cartridge
ISO range: 50-400 ASA
Exposure control: CdS exposure meter, F3.5 at 1/30 sec to F22 at 1/250 sec
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 4 cm (closed)
11.2 x 6.4 x 4 cm (open)
18.2 x 6.4 x 4 cm (open, with flash)


Gallery of images made with Rollei A26 is available online here: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=Rollei%20A26


The camera is in very good condition and ready to take pictures

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