Rollei 35RF

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The Rollei 35RF is a 35mm film size compact rangefinder camera.

It was produced in 1981 by the Japanese company Nittō Kōgaku to the design and specifications of Rollei.
The 35RF is , apart from small cosmetic details, the same camera as the Voigtländer VF 35F.

Note : the name Rollei 35 RF was later, in 2002, used for quite another camera, see Rollei 35 RF

Specifications

• Production period : 1981
• Production numbers : Germany 312.000 units, Singapore 215.000 units (of which 30.000 with the S-Xenar lens)
• Format : 24 x 36 mm on 35mm film
• Lens: Collapsable Carl Zeiss Oberkochen Tessar 1:3.5 f=40mm, Coated.
  For deliveries to the Eastblock the same lens was called "Opton Te"
  Or : Schneider-Kreuznach S-Xenar 1:3.5 f=40mm, Coated
• Filter Size : M24 x 0.5
• Shutter: Rollei Compur leafshutter. Speeds 1/2 to 1/500 sec. and B.
• Diaphragm : 3.5 to 22
• Flash synchronisation : Hot shoe on bottom. X synchronisation
• Lighmeter system : Coupled CdS photo element,
  Film sensivity : 25 to 1600 ASA,
  Battery : PX13 (PX625), Mercury, 1.35V
• Double exposure prevention
• Color Finish : Black or Chrome
• Color Leatherette : Black
• Dimensions WxDxH: 97 x 32 x 60 mm
• Weight: 370 grams

Bibliography

• Claus Prochnow, Rollei Report 3, second edition, Braunschweig, Lindemanns Verlag, 2008, ISBN 3-89506-141-7, pages 33-758 and -759