Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hans Pahlen wrote: > > Inspired by this forum, I just bought a used Rolle1 35TE (black) at my local > photo shop. > The price was $150. > > I am a bit curious if it was a good price, and if the camera and lens is any > good. Dear Hans Pahlen, The Tessar f/3.5 is an excellent lens. I have got a Rolleiflex with a 3.5 Tessar, and I get excellent results (also due to the 6x6 format of course). I have another Rolleiflex with a Planar f/3.5 and I cannot see any *quality* differences between the two lenses. My own Rollei 35 has a Sonnar lens, but I have heard that the differences between the Sonnar and the Tessar are academic in this case. In Paris you would not get a Rollei 35 for less than $300, so I think $150 in Sweden is a very interesting price, anywhere in fact. Regards Oddmund