Zeiss Ikon when battery died - A dumb question

[Steven-T]

Barents sea! I used the cameras on a warship with an open bridge, i.E. outside with saltwater spray. With some 140,000 nautical miles in 7 years from the caribbean sea to the north of the polar circle back to the mediteranian sea, on private travels between the caribbean and china, northern norway and southern portugal my private Yashica FX-D never failed, it looks realy ugly without the covering, but it works!
I had my camera with me on several strong wind regattas from Bremen to Heligoland which we took part in, but they where stored in the ship. No time to shoot a camera when you sail a 36 foot yacht in gale force 10

The metal zipper on my Rollei 35TE pouch got stuck and I had to cut it open, the Rollei itself has been serviced twice for an inacurate meter and once for a stuck shutter.

So from my experience an electronic controled shutter is better than a mechanical one.

This may be different for people hiking to the pole or climbing the K2, usualy I had something closely resembling a bed to sleep in once every two nights and a warm meal every 24 hours or so, I like it comfortable

Oh, and humidity, ever been on a submarine? When they emerge the moisture condenses out of the air and forms a thick fog in the boat.

WOW, can you take me along on this kind of trips next time? But I need to borrow your camera. LOL.

Have a merry X'mas and a great New Year ahead.

Steven

 

[Huck Finn]

I think the "M" in R2M/R3M should be m+m too. But B&H site says they have AE. That's why I think they are also electronic. It seems they are incorrect.

Also in B&H, the Rollei 35 RF weighs 425g, and R2M weighs 430g. But then the R2M is 0.5" thicker than Rollei. Is this because the Rollei has more metal and R2M more plastic?

Initially my eyes are really on CV. But the online sites (e.g. B&H) seems to indicate the newer R*A/R*M models are electronic, which seems inaccurate for the R2M/R3M.

Thanks. Everyone here has been so helpful. Much appreciated.

Steven

Not to beat a dead horse, but to resolve any doubt about the question for anyone who might wonder which is the correct information, check here:

www.cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm

The shutter for the R2M is also described as a mechanical shutter on the Cosina website (www.cosina.co.jp).

Oddly enough the German Voigtlaender website makes the same error as B&H. See www.voigtlaender.de.