Rollei 35, the ultimate street camera or just a gimmick?

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Rollei 35 is one of those cameras. Everyone seems to love it but I've rarely seen people using it for a long time. I got mine around a year ago, and I like it a lot. This video is my experience with this camera after using it for a year.

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@chettjams8017 10 ай бұрын

Interesting video! Pics were very awesome.

@frozenf8 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man 👊

@gewglesux 10 ай бұрын

thanks for this video it was very enjoyable. great job

@frozenf8 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@markusb.6730 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining distance and light.

@frozenf8 10 ай бұрын

I know maybe it was obvious to talk about zone focusing technique and sunny 16 rules, but it helped me better organize this video

@jimiroller4054 3 ай бұрын

F8 and 6 meters works on 200 iso film?

@colnagocowboy 9 ай бұрын

I was late teens when it came out it was VERY popular with backpackers and climbers

@frozenf8 9 ай бұрын

With its small size and no rangefinder to go out of calibration it totally makes sense

@lensman5762 10 ай бұрын

These cameras are marvels of engineering. Your version has the zeiss Tessar F3.5 lens made by Rollei. I have the 35 SE which has the 40mm F2.8 HFT Sonnar. This lens is pretty special, and I have seen the LTM versions of this lens advertised for anything between $1000~$2500.00 to fit the Leica cameras. They are truly pocket cameras.

@frozenf8 10 ай бұрын

Interesting! love the idea of Rollei lens convertef to LTM or Leica M mount

@mohammadvarzideh780 8 ай бұрын

Good review 👍

@frozenf8 7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@DinovanderMerwe Ай бұрын

This is the nicest film camera I have ever seen. I wish they weren't so expensive and hard to find globally. I would love one of these one day. I think FujiFilm should make their next X100VII this small. Ha ha

@frozenf8 Ай бұрын

These are fine cameras, not the best, but cool and fun to use! I really wish one of the big companies could bring back Rollei 35 or some of other famous cameras from the film era! I guess we have to wait and see

@DinovanderMerwe Ай бұрын

Yeah, it would be nice for them to rerelease this. I can’t see them being very expensive to make. Even cooler would be a digital camera in this size. It’s an engineering marvel

@mamiyapress 8 ай бұрын

My Rollei chews up the film, "Gimmick "

@danienelphoto 10 ай бұрын

Weird little camera, but cool. Nice colour shots!

@frozenf8 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@gianlucamazzanti4255 6 ай бұрын

You can replace the battery, a 675V will do just fine with a rubber ring or an adapter. Mine works perfectly, it's a great camera for street photography.

@frozenf8 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, already using an adapter.

@colelowery1838 9 ай бұрын

pleze tell what app is that

@nicholo1 Ай бұрын

Where did you get the focal range chart at 3:44? is that from an app? Thank you

@frozenf8 Ай бұрын

It's from an iphone app called TrueDOF. I'm pretty sure a lot of other similar apps exist that do the same thing

@colnagocowboy 9 ай бұрын

I use a (knock off) black rapid style camera strap. Or keep it in a belt pouch or fanny pack

@frozenf8 9 ай бұрын

I think I should do the same, I don't like wrist straps

@barcacity23 9 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what app he was using for aperture and focusing

@frozenf8 9 ай бұрын

It's called TrueDoF

@barcacity23 9 ай бұрын

@@frozenf8thank you, very helpful video!

@frozenf8 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jnicholls8146 5 ай бұрын

I want to love the Rollei but three (mint) have broken down on me. Fun design but it’s the Olympus XA and 35RC for me from now on..

@frozenf8 5 ай бұрын

I heard a couple of times people talking about their Rollei 35 breaking on them. I guess I should be more careful now! Did you ever try to repair yours? Do you know what part of camera had the issue?

@rickdeckard4434 9 ай бұрын

I really don't understand the hype with these rolleis, I've got a few of them in my collection but will never use them. Personally I think they are an ergonomic disaster, very prone to breaking down, unpractical zone focussing (unless you're the kind of photographer who wants everyting in focus by stopping down and allways have enough light). Yes they are small, yes they have good lenses, but there are so many better cameras in the price range of what is being paid for them these days, the 35's are big no-no for me. Maybe it's the right camera for some people, but don't get fooled by the hype. Sorry if this may offend some of the rollei users, but with aparantly only good reviews raving about the 35, I had to get this off my chest.

@frozenf8 9 ай бұрын

I understand what you're saying, and like I said in the video the zone focus system was one of my doubts about it. I got this one mainly because of curiosity and I used it a lot like you said: stopped down and everything in focus. In the end while I'm not saying it's the best camera, I don't think it's that bad! it's usable for certain type of photography. That's all I'm saying!

@63MacGuy 8 ай бұрын

Ive been debating on this camera for a while. I have an Olympus XA, which I love! Best image quality between the two cameras?

@frozenf8 8 ай бұрын

@@63MacGuy I never tried Olympus XA, but I've seen several reviews about it, one of them is by Mattias Burling that I think he compared it with Rollei 35. I think the most obvious difference is the zone focus vs rangefinder but I wouldn't worry too much about the image quality difference.