[rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex SL 35 E
- From: Chris Burck <chris.burck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:04:56 -0500
Enhorabuena on your nice acquisition, Carlos.
On Feb 26, 2014 9:53 AM, "CarlosMFreaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My Voigtländer VSL3 E , repaired two years ago in Braunschweig,
> Germany, is working perfectly; I like to use it very much thanks to
> its excellent ergonomics mainly.
> The VSL3 E has a sibling, the Rolleiflex SL 35 E. I could not resist
> an offer in our local eBay and bought a 'flex SL 35E. I received the
> camera yesterday, it is in mint condition from any point of view. I
> won't say it was never used, but it was used a few times.
> It came with the original Rollei Werke F&H box, the camera serial
> number is written on it. It also came with the two original caps for
> the Planar 1.8/50 HFT lens (pristine), camera body cap, camera strap,
> camera case, eye cup piece, lens hood, UV filter, multilingual
> instructions manual, a F&H brochure in Spanish about the camera and
> even the original purchase invoice (it was bought in May 1981 at
> "Photokina SRL", Buenos Aires city, Rollei representative at the
> time).
> The camera SN is 6492303, made in Singapore during 1980.
> VSL 3 E and SL35 E are identical except for three points:
>
> 1) The Sl 35E has multi-exposure capability for the same frame.
> 2) The SL35E camera back has a slot to insert the film label.
> 3) The SL35E top cover is metal made, the VSL3 E top cover is plastic
> made. The prism form is different.
>
> This is a current "review" about the SL 35E, I think it is too brief
> to be considered a camera review, however it has some interesting
> points. I don't know the article source to say the SL35E was designed
> by Heinz Waaske, the Rollei 35 designer. I know he had a significant
> participation to design the Rollei SL 26 and the Rolleimatic, he also
> designed a film magazine for the SL 2000 system, but I think he is not
> mentioned by Prochnow regarding the SL 35E construction (I'm writing
> from memory):
>
> http://www.lomography.com/magazine/reviews/2013/11/29/the-wonderful-slr-a-rolleiflex-sl35e-review
>
> Carlos
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