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>It sounds very like the Rollei 35 cameras that have become collectors
>items and are being sold used by B & H (a New York mail order house) for
>between $300 and $500). The thing that puzzles me is that to my knowledge
>they only came with Zeiss lenses: 3.5 Triotar, 3.5 Tessar, and 2.8
>Sonnar. The Rolleis that I have read about and seen that have the
>Schneider-Kreuznach lens are the current "point and shoot" models. So, I'm
>puzzled. Take it to a GOOD camera store and ask for an opinion.
>In article <33e5486f.1351000@news.mcs.net>, rl@mcs.net (Rick) wrote:
>> I have a small 35 mil. camera made by rollei. Its simply called the
>> Rollei 35. It has a Schneider-Kreuznach S-xenar 3.5/40 lens. Other
>> than this information I know very little about the camera.
>>
>> It takes great pictures, but one has to set the stop and apeture
>> manually. There is nothing auto about this camera.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me a bit about this camera??? Is it good??
>>
>> I found it a garage sale for $10.00. It is in perfect condition.
WOW! What a find! Um, if you want to sell it, let me know.... ;-)
The Rollei 35 has appeared in several versions, and with several
different lenses. The Xenar was a common lens on this camera, and
equal to the similar-design Zeiss Tessar that appeared on others.
(Personally, I never liked the images made with the Zeiss Sonnar
f2.8 as much as those made with the Tessar/Xenar lenses - and the
Triotar that appeared on the B35 was TERRIBLE...!) BTW, the color
direct-view stereo images on my web page were shot with a pair of
Rollei 35's mounted on a bracket, and released as nearly
simultaneously as I could manage. And, it is a good camera, but
not generally worth $3-500... (there were collector versions).
Hope This Helps
(David Ruether - http://www.fcinet.com/ruether )