Rolleiflex SL66E with Rollei-HFT Planar 80mm F2.8 lens and Magazine 6x6cm.

The Rolleiflex SL66E was made from 1982. It is built and designed similar to the original SL66 but updated with more electronics. New features include built-in TTL average metering and flash metering (about 500 made) along with a hot shoe. The FP bulb terminal is no longer available. The lens mounting mark area now has exposure control adjustment. The magazine back now has ASA settings with a range of 25 to 6400 along with a crank style lever. It is powered by a PX28 battery. The SL66X is similar to the SL66E but with only TTL flash metering (about 500). The SL66SE was released in 1986 with spot or average metering (about 3500 made). After 1992, only a few collector’s editions were made.The camera uses interchangeable, coated Carl Zeiss (West, Oberkochen) lenses of very high reputation, with focal lengths between 30 mm and 1000 mm. The lenses originally offered do not couple with the metering prism; a new set was produced which do. Because of trademark issues, these lens designs have also been found with Oberkochen Opton markings for resale in GDR/DDR and eastern European markets. There are a couple of lenses with leaf shutters built in. This allows more flexibility in higher flash sync speeds and are capable from 1/30 to 1/500 of a sec. To use the faster flash sync speeds, the shutter speed on camera body must be set to 1/30 or below. Cock the lens shutter and attach the sync cord to the lens. There are also a few third-party lenses for the SL66, made by Carl Zeiss Jena, Rodenstock and Novoflex. There are some later lenses that are branded Rollei, licensed from Carl Zeiss they tend to be identical to the Zeiss version, but sometimes minor build difference. The lenses have the Bay VI bayonet for hoods and filters.