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Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The Rolleiflex 2.8 GX (1987) is Rollei's late-period revival of the classic 2.8F TLR design. Same body footprint, same Synchro-Compur leaf shutter, but with a multicoated **Carl Zeiss Planar 80/2.8 HFT** taking lens (HFT = Rollei's name for high-quality multicoating, equivalent to Zeiss T*) and a TTL CdS meter with three LED indicators in the finder. Modern silver-oxide battery instead of the original 2.8F's selenium meter. Production was low-volume — Rollei never tried to compete with Hasselblad on volume; the 2.8 GX was a luxury product for traditionalists.
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Rollei's 1987 reissue of the 2.8F. HFT multicoated Planar, TTL meter with finder LEDs, modernized internals.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 120 (12×6×6 cm) |
| Taking lens | Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 HFT |
| Viewing lens | Heidosmat 80/2.8 |
| Years | 1987–2002 |
| Shutter | 1s – 1/500s + B, Synchro-Compur leaf |
| Flash sync | All speeds |
| Meter | TTL CdS with finder LEDs |
| Modes | Manual |
| Weight | 1,300 g |
| Battery | 1× PX625A silver-oxide |
Released 1987, the 2.8 GX was Rollei's first new TLR in a decade — production of the 2.8F had ended 1981. The GX kept the same body but added modern internals: TTL meter, multicoated lens. Rollei built it through 2002 when the line was succeeded by the 2.8 FX (1999, refined GX) and 2.8 FW (wide-angle 50mm Distagon variant). Total production was very low — perhaps 5,000–8,000 GX bodies across the run — making it rare in the used market.
The 2.8 GX is "a real Rolleiflex you can buy new." For traditionalist medium-format photographers in the 80s and 90s who didn't want to commit to a Hasselblad system, the GX was the answer — same TLR experience as the iconic 2.8F, plus a working TTL meter. The HFT-coated Planar produces noticeably better images with backlit subjects than the original 2.8F's uncoated Planar.
For 2026 buyers, used 2.8 GX prices are high — $3,000–5,500 — partly because of low production and partly because the GX is the "newest" affordable Rolleiflex (the FX/FW are even rarer and more expensive).
Lens fixed. Bay III filters and accessories: Rolleinar close-up sets, Bay III filters, Rollei prism finder.
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Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
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