On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:04:03 +0200, "Max Perl" wrote:

>Does anybody know a link where there are an
>overview of the different Rollie 35 models?
>Which one should you look after?
>I have heard there are different lenses / lens designs
>Tessar, Sonnar?
>
>Is it the German one with Carl Zeiss lens I should look after?
>
>I also saw a cheaper model called XF 35 with Sonnar lens. Is this
>lens the same as used in some of the Rollie 35?

I prefer the 3.5 (Xenar/Tessar) match-needle versions
to the others (the terrible Triotar, and the so-so
Sonnar f2.8). The match-needle versions place all
controls and read-outs in the same view, and have much
more extended low-light reading range. It is necessary
to use the mercury (or correct-voltage replacement)
battery for accurate metering, though, and the
meter cell being CDS, it is necessary to avoid
situations that induce memory-effect problems...