Rolleiflex 2.8F

The 2.8F, produced from 1960 to 1981, is the final production version of the twin-lens Rolleiflex. It uses a Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 taking lens and produces 6×6cm negatives on 120 film.

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Vivian Maier

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Her Rolleiflex 2.8F is documented throughout the film "Finding Vivian Maier" (2013) and in photographs of her at work.

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Diane Arbus

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Documented in Patricia Bosworth's biography and in Arbus's own correspondence; she adopted the Rolleiflex in the early 1960s.

Lee Miller

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Miller used a twin-lens Rolleiflex for her war correspondence work and field photography; the camera's square format and waist-level viewfinder suited conditions in which raising a 35mm camera to eye level would attract attention or disrupt access. Her Rolleiflex is documented in "The Lives of Lee Miller" (1985) by Antony Penrose and in the Lee Miller Archives.

Lisette Model

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Model used a Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex for her street photography; the waist-level viewfinder allowed her to photograph from below without raising the camera to eye level, contributing to the dramatic low angles of her portraits.

Malick Sidibé

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Sidibé used a Rolleiflex for his studio portraits and a Brownie-style camera for his outdoor work documenting Bamako nightlife. His Rolleiflex is documented in the catalog for his 2007 Venice Biennale Golden Lion exhibition.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

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Meatyard used a twin-lens Rolleiflex throughout his career for his masked figure photographs in Kentucky. His equipment is documented in "Ralph Eugene Meatyard" (1974) and in the Archive of the University of Kentucky.