petronius
Veteran
my only regret is that i did not get one earlier ...
One Camera to rule them all, ... ;-)
petronius
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sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
hi zeno,
i like the last one. still polypanF?
cheers,
sebastian
(ex-southwest germany)
i like the last one. still polypanF?
cheers,
sebastian
(ex-southwest germany)
petronius
Veteran
alienmeatsack
Well-known
I sooo want a Rollei 35! I keep looking at them on eBay and hoping to stumble upon one somewhere.
I know this is a picture thread but I'd love to know what the going rate for them is in working condition... They seem to run $50-100 for bad condition or broken, missing battery caps, etched bent scratched or similar. And then $100-300 USD for working ones in nice condition. Ouch.
I think after I get my next 2 camera purchases finalized I am going to try and find the 35 in one form or another and would like to be informed. I personally like the look of the version with the 2 dials on the front on either side of the lens. And I really love the idea of this camera for it's size and pocketability.
Hopefully soon enough I can contribute some photos to this thread myself.
I know this is a picture thread but I'd love to know what the going rate for them is in working condition... They seem to run $50-100 for bad condition or broken, missing battery caps, etched bent scratched or similar. And then $100-300 USD for working ones in nice condition. Ouch.
I think after I get my next 2 camera purchases finalized I am going to try and find the 35 in one form or another and would like to be informed. I personally like the look of the version with the 2 dials on the front on either side of the lens. And I really love the idea of this camera for it's size and pocketability.
Hopefully soon enough I can contribute some photos to this thread myself.
Bingley
Veteran
I sooo want a Rollei 35! I keep looking at them on eBay and hoping to stumble upon one somewhere.
I know this is a picture thread but I'd love to know what the going rate for them is in working condition... They seem to run $50-100 for bad condition or broken, missing battery caps, etched bent scratched or similar. And then $100-300 USD for working ones in nice condition. Ouch.
I think after I get my next 2 camera purchases finalized I am going to try and find the 35 in one form or another and would like to be informed. I personally like the look of the version with the 2 dials on the front on either side of the lens. And I really love the idea of this camera for it's size and pocketability.
Hopefully soon enough I can contribute some photos to this thread myself.![]()
I think the range for a Rollei 35 in good user condition is roughly $140 to $200 depending on the specific model and condition, including whether the meter is still working. My sense is that the sonnar lens versions are more expensive, all other things being equal, than the tessar versions. This has always surprised me b/c the tessar lens on the original Rollei 35 and the Rollei 35T is really really good.
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
back to the pictures.
this is the result of looking down:

look down (I) by sebastel23, on Flickr

look down (II) by sebastel23, on Flickr

look down (III) by sebastel23, on Flickr
this is the result of looking down:

look down (I) by sebastel23, on Flickr

look down (II) by sebastel23, on Flickr

look down (III) by sebastel23, on Flickr
petronius
Veteran
Looking down is a great technique. I earned strange looks over the years when shooting "nothing".
petronius
Veteran
My first flash photos with the Rollei:


petronius
Veteran
Two other diptychs:


alienmeatsack
Well-known
Lovely photos! I love the looking down stuff - aiming a camera to something that others might not think to look at. And reflections always a plus.
Like the diptychs too - top one almost feels like it should be "stereo".
Like the diptychs too - top one almost feels like it should be "stereo".
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Zeno, are you using the massive Rollei flash, or?
I still need to find a working US adapter for mine (first attempt at hardware store did not work, but may have been a bad adapter), if only to be able to ethically offer it for (functional) sale.
I still need to find a working US adapter for mine (first attempt at hardware store did not work, but may have been a bad adapter), if only to be able to ethically offer it for (functional) sale.
My first flash photos with the Rollei:
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petronius
Veteran
Robert, I use a simple no-name flash from the flea market, the smallest I own.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Small is appropriate. The Rollei flash turns the 35s into a little black iceberg, where most of the mass is below the camera-bottom....
petronius
Veteran
This gave me some Hänsel & Gretel feeling:
My contribution for the 11AM project: My wife shooting for the 11AM project

My contribution for the 11AM project: My wife shooting for the 11AM project

sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
i seem to always earn strange looks anyway.Looking down is a great technique. I earned strange looks over the years when shooting "nothing".
...
zeno und gretel verliefen sich im wald.
es war so finster und auch so bitterkalt.
sie kamen an ein haeuschen, aus pfefferkuchen fein;
wer mag der herr wohl von diesem haeuschen sein.
...
Bingley
Veteran
Rollei 35S, TMax 400 @ iso 250:

petronius
Veteran
sebastel, thankfully your photos are much better than your
taste of poetry;-)
Great one, Bingley. The Sonnar works well with TMax!
BTW did you test the Dim Sum?
taste of poetry;-)
Great one, Bingley. The Sonnar works well with TMax!
BTW did you test the Dim Sum?
Bingley
Veteran
Thanks, Petronius. Not this time (we'd just eaten elsewhere). I'm still trying to figure out the Sonnar lens on the Rollei 35S. It seems very contrasty and I'm still working through which films are best w/ it. I'm quite fond the the Tessar on my Rollei 35 (so much so that I just bought a Singapore 35 w/ a Tessar, and hopefully a working meter).
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