dee
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I have used a Rollei 35B back in the 70s , but had a vaque impression that I had picked up a Singapore Rollei 35 T with Tessar in a charity shop for £5.00 a whie ago .
It was dinted , and I imagined it to be faulty .
However , I have just found it and the speeds , looking through the lens with back open seem just as expected .
The aperture dial is also neat !
Would the meter work OK with a modern battery ?
Though I am content to try it out with a hand held meter .
From posts here , it seems that it is another step up from a the 35B .
I used to complain about loading the B35 , until faced with a Leica IIIc and even a Kiev II !
It's years since I had to guess focus , so it will be ... interesting !
dee
It was dinted , and I imagined it to be faulty .
However , I have just found it and the speeds , looking through the lens with back open seem just as expected .
The aperture dial is also neat !
Would the meter work OK with a modern battery ?
Though I am content to try it out with a hand held meter .
From posts here , it seems that it is another step up from a the 35B .
I used to complain about loading the B35 , until faced with a Leica IIIc and even a Kiev II !
It's years since I had to guess focus , so it will be ... interesting !
dee
Mablo
Well-known
There are battery replacement options abound (adapters, wine cell, hearing aid cell etc) and the Rollei can of course be recalibrated for a modern battery. I have a similar model and after using it for a while with a meter I threw away the battery and use Sunny-16 and occasionally a hand held meter. Much easier and faster that way.
Guess focusing works fine. I like to use f/8 or so to be on the safe side.
Guess focusing works fine. I like to use f/8 or so to be on the safe side.
