Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] P&S Recommendation
From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:11:51 -0500

Bud,

Here is my friend Bill's response:

 My Rollei 35 S is not a Point & Shoot by today's standard.
It has a match the needle exposure meter. Everything is manual operation.
It does have avery sharp sharp Rollei (Carl Zeiss) 40mm f2.5 Sonnar HFT lens.

Maximum shutter speed 1/500. Since it has a leaf shutter, you get flash
sync at all speeds. Great for daytime fill flash.

If someone wants a modern day Rollei Point & Shoot, a recent SHUTTERBUG
article gave praise to the Rollei Prego Zoom 90. They liked the sharp
Schneider lens. The camera is made by Samsung for Rollei, with a German lens.

My 35 S can be bought from $200-$400 depending upon condition. Most were
made in Singapore and a few in Germany. They also had a F3.5 Tessar lens,
but the f2.8 40 mm like I have is the better lens to own.

Rollei still makes the camera as a $2000.00 collector's item in Gold with
Black Lacquer finish. It is called a 35 Royal.



At 01:28 AM 12/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Bud,
>
>I have sent a note to my friend. Let us see what he responds.
>
>Steve
>
>At 08:15 PM 12/16/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>Steve,
>>Is a Rollei 35 really a Point and Shoot?  I thought it was a manual
>>rangefinder.  I'm thinking of the one that was sold in the 70's.
>>Bud
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@x2.alliance.net>
>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>>Date: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 7:57 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] P&S Recommendation
>>
>>
>>>Bud,
>>>
>>>A friend said he thought the Rollei 35 was the best (sharpest) p&s out
>>>there. He had a T-2, sold it. He had a T VS, sold it. He kept his Rollei.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>At 11:36 AM 12/16/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>>>I'd like to add a Point and Shoot to my collection of Leicas.  I'm trying
>>to
>>>>decide between the Minilux and the Contax T2.  I prefer the viewfinder and
>>>>ergonomics of the Contax but the deciding factor would be the lens.  I
>>shoot
>>>>only transparencies.
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone have experience with these cameras in comparison to regular
>>>>Leitz lenses or with each other?
>>>>
>>>>TIA,
>>>>Bud Cook
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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