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<p>Thanks Anthony, they look really reasonable. <br /><br />Thanks all for the help; hopefully I can get the ball rolling and shoot on a nice day! (Which here in WA doesn't happen very often!)</p>

<p>Thank you for all of your responses. I might not use the flash but it'll be helpful to know what kind of flash it is.<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification on the model and the book recommendation, I'll look into it!<br /><br />That picture is beautiful and colorful, Brad. It amazes me how a camera going on 70 is still capable of taking sharp and clear pictures. I'm excited to get some film and run it through! <br /><br />Are there any good developing labs around the Northwest for 120 film? There's still a couple places around here that develops film, but none for 120. Perhaps somewhere where I can mail in?<br /><br /><br /></p>

<p>So the Xenar lens <em>was</em> made for the earlier K4B model as well, and not just the later K4B2. On the same site on their lists of all the Rolleis, it was said that only the K4B2 model included the Xenar lens, but I could be misreading it. Thank you for your quick response! <br /><br /><br />As for the add-on flash sync, would that be for just flash bulbs or an electronic flash? I'm guessing flash bulbs, but is there any way to know without testing it? I do have a couple flash bulbs and an old Walz flash gun if I needed to test it.</p>

<p>First post after looking over so many posts on here! I have gained a particular interest in TLRs and within a month, I have three now! (Ikoflex 1C, Yashica-D, and now this Rolleiflex). I won this Rollei on eBay for $99, bidding on it for the relatively good condition under a layer of dust. However, looking over the pictures and now looking at it in my hands, I'm beginning to have more and more questions. <br /><br />The serial number is 1,048,305; which, according to the Rolleiclub site, would mark it as an Automat K4B Model 2. But this is where I get confused. The aperture and shutter dials are void of leatherette, in which they should have it. It also has a 3.5 Xenar lens; which wasn't available for this model of 'Flex until Model 3. There is also a...flash sync, maybe? In the top left corner (in picture). I know the shutter cable is on the bottom right, did someone 'modernize' this camera? The other thing about this camera is that it appears to be missing the original focusing mirror and replaced with a tiny, flimsy one that always catches on the hood when folding. The front of the hood does not flip open for the sports view.<br /><br />I am really hoping that this camera did not have a switched lens....is it possible that since it's a later serial number, it could have been switched in the factory? Did the leatherette rot off or maybe the front plate was switched? I know how to check the focus on the taking lens but can't do it until tomorrow. Any advice would be helpful in understanding this funky little Rolleiflex! Thanks!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2014/323/d/6/untitled_by_nyra_spear-d870gnq.jpg" alt="" width="730" height="1095" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/323/2/f/untitled_by_nyra_spear-d870go5.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" /></p>