Rollei 35RF

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The Rollei 35RF is a 35mm film size compact rangefinder camera with a built-in flash.

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 : 12.000 units
• Format : 24 x 36 mm on 35mm film
• Lens: Rollei Lens 1:2.8 f=38mm, Coated.
• Filter Size : M46 x 0.75
• Shutter: Copal leaf shutter (behind the lens). Speeds 1/60, 1/125 and 1/250 sec.
• Diaphragm : 2.8 to 22
• Flash : Built-in flash, guide number 12 at 100 ASA.
• Lighmeter system : Coupled CdS photo element,
  Film sensivity : 25 to 500 ASA,
  
• Battery : 2x AA size, 1.5V
• Double exposure prevention
• Color Finish : Black
• Dimensions WxDxH: 125 x 56.5 x 73 mm
• Weight: 380 grams

Bibliography

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