Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Henry, I went through several pocketable cameras in the past few years: Ricoh GR1, Olympus Mju 2, Leica Minilux, even attempted to carry a IIIf around (that is stretching the definition of pocketability), and have finally settled on Rollei 35S for that purpose. It is indeed a wonderful little camera, and I could not be happier with it. It uses the mercury batteries, of which I have a stash, but which are no longer produced, but there are solutions to that, either with a conversion, a Criscam adapter, or the Wein cells. So that should not hold you back. As for the different models, I would recommend that you look for one with a 2.8 Sonnar, which means S or SE. The Singapore vs. Germany debate is just as meaningless as the Leica quarrels about Canada vs. Portugal vs. Germany. They are equally good in use, and the only people for whom the Made in Germany label is important are the collectors. Do not pay collector prices for a camera you want to use. If you want to see some examples of my Rollei 35 in use, check out my London photos: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=214680 and also several PAWs I have posted this year that were made with it: http://www.wajsman.com/2002_2.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2002_2alt1.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2002_6alt1.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2002_7.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2002_7alt1.jpg Nathan Henry Ting wrote: > Being a Leica user, I never owned a Rollei 35 and yet > people who use it, vouch for its small size and the > quality image it can produce. Can someone > knowledgeable throw some light on the Rollie 35? > Apparently there are differences between 35, 35S, > Tesser, Xenon lens as well as German and Singapore > manufactured Rolleis. > - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html