Magazine Issues

Members have free access to all copies of Club Rollei User magazines back to April 2006.
If you are not a member but would like a copy, you can buy any 2 issues for 99p. Select and buy your first issue (with PayPal) and you will receive a credit to download a second issue from the site. Just log in to claim. Charging a small fee helps us to keep the site up and running for everyone.

Club Rollei User – Issue 55

by John Wild

John reflects on his eventful summer. He confesses the challenges he faced while assembling a shepherd’s hut and humorously comments on his son’s absurd idea of bringing an 800Kg machine lathe into the house. John then shares his delightful experience exploring Chichester Cathedral with a fish-eye lens camera, capturing the architecture from unique angles. Looking ahead, he expresses his enthusiasm for winter photography adventures with a Kodak 620 Box Brownie. John acknowledges the impending shift to PDF-only editions and humorously admits to misplacing an article, urging contributors to submit for the upcoming January issue.

Club Rollei User – Issue 54

by John Wild

John was struggling to slip some of his camera purchases into the house until he came up with a very useful negotiation technique… quid pro quo. Here is to more cameras!

Club Rollei User – Issue 53

by John Wild

John has been busy moving boxes in his houses uncovering negatives from c. 1960. Hopefully the carpet layer made it out alive…

Club Rollei User – Issue 52

by John Wild

John captures the super blood wolf moon eclipse in Chichester earlier this year. He also reflects on some of his previous experiences with the camera and lunar/solar photography expeditions. Read this and check the weather reports before trying this at home!

Club Rollei User – Issue 51

by John Wild
"African Bush Elephant" in Botswana National Park, January 2017

During the dry summer, the grass didn’t grow in length but in brownness, alleviating my chore of regular cutting. The onset of rain has left large areas of dead grass, but the majority is now green and growing as if there is no tomorrow. The dead areas have generally failed to return to life even […]

Club Rollei User – Issue 50

by John Wild
"Santorini Sunset" Photo by Anthony Sandles

John has been swapping up some of his old Rollei cameras for the more ‘popular’ polaroid alternatives. Has he regretted it? He explores some of the cost challenges.

Club Rollei User – Issue 49

by John Wild

John laments the weather (just a bit British) before considering some new film releases of which he would be interested in your thoughts. This issue also reflects on his trip to Braunschweig with Wulf Koehler and how he continues to progress his Dopple project.

Club Rollei User – Issue 48

by John Wild

John inadvertently leaves a clue for Christmas and perhaps a clue for future editions content after a trip to Bosham Harbour with his Digital Backed Rollei 6008. He also laments the loss of some Rolleimarin housing, before you melt your housing down, please contact John.

Club Rollei User – Issue 47

by John Wild

John is nostalgic about an old photography book he owned when he was a young man. All he can recall is that the word ‘Photography’ is in the title. He has now set himself a task to track down a replacement copy…. Good Luck to him… for the rest of us we have another book with ‘Rollei’ in the title to read.

Club Rollei User – Issue 46

by John Wild

Shouldn’t technology just work? Well not for John as he battles with the printer that makes pulling together a magazine just that little bit harder. He has still managed to find some time to buy a new camera though!

Club Rollei User – Issue 45

by John Wild
CRU Issue 45 Cover

Bosham proves to be a photo lovers dream with not only stunning scenes for the taking, but many galleries showcasing the skills of some well known photographers. John shares his favourite galleries and considers his collection.

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