Rollei 35B, full detailed review and sample images.
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- Опубликовано: 2 апр 2017
- A full in depth detailed review with sample images of the 'lite' version of the Rollei 35, the Rollei B35 or 35B 35mm viewfinder camera.
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Thank you for the review! I just got one of these in MINT condition and your video was very helpful. I got this model as it is lighter and easier to carry. I also love the less cluttered look.
Laura Gonzalez You're very welcome, I hope you enjoy using it, they're a great little camera and a lovely lens.
Thank you for such a really informative video! As a recent owner of the same Rollei model this introduction was invaluable. Great production values btw!
Thank you for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed it, hope you enjoy your camera. They are really nice.
Love your choice of subjects for your photographs beautifully taken with your Rollei 35B. I am very happy with my copy myself. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the beautiful pics.
Thanks for this video! Very informative and to the point. Love your attention to detail.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
a very good set of videos.wish i discovered earlier on.regards fuji x30, best video.as not an easy camera initially to understand.many thanks for information.
Thanks a lot for the detailed and non-elitist perspective on this model! I'm looking for a B (especially in black) because I like the selenium meter's battery-less operation.
Great review thanks
Thank you for this good review! I have gotten myself a Rollei 35 LED now. I hope i will like it and it's results.
That's great, be aware that the contact strip on the shutter speed rotating portion can commonly come loose giving false or no readings on the LED's, test a roll of film or against something like a digital and if yours reads accurately you're good to go.
Hope you enjoy it. The lens is the same as on the B, the Triotar and gives outstanding results.
Hi! I'm curious about what you think of your Rollei after these few month…
Note: the 35 LED is the same as the 35B, except the selenium meter of the B is replaced with a battery powered solid state meter with diode readouts, much like the 35SE & TE.
excellent detailed review, thanks
Hussain BH Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Great work on this review mate.
Thank you
Great video I never considered loading the leader of the film into the take up spool first clever trick!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent video very informative
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Some people look down on the "B". I have one and love it & used to hanker after "real" 35's but no more. With the Selenium meter in the B you have none of the mercury battery (or battery adaptor) problems of the 35. With the B35's more central viewfinder up to your left eye then the winder falls naturally to your left thumb & shutter release to your right finger with none of the left-hand viewfinder/winder conflict of the "real" 35's. You also get the frame counter on the top of the B35's compared to underneath on the normal 35's.
The B35 is a GREAT economic introduction to the Rollei 35 range (& in some was is actually better) & fully recommended.
I think the B is fantastic little camera with a great lens, the S just has the edge on the glass but the weight difference alone makes the B an easy to pick up and pocket carry round.
I love the simplicity of use, the only problem with selenium meters, (in all cameras) is if they've not been stored in the dark they lose effectiveness, the good thing is, if they do move, you can test against a known meter and adjust your settings accordingly and you cna easily pull or push in processing.
I can't wait to get a B now
It's a B 35.
Mine was made in Singapore.
I have just bought a Rollei uv filter for it to protect the lens. I don't like lens caps except for storing. Lens caps get lost in when out and about.
The light meters were made by Gossen I believe.
thank you very much! it was really helpful
Valentino Barbieri Great, glad it was useful
This camera was used in Close encounter pf the third kind (1977)
Oh wow! O didn't know that, it's many years since I watched it but that's a cool bit of info, thank you.
nice review, like the old camera with light meters.
Jey Jey I think it's great that you can take an old camera like this and produce great photos with it in an age where people are obsessed with the newest biggest shiniest 4Kres compatible lump of plastic they can get, knowing that when my own son is my age he will still be able to use this camera and the likelihood of today's current super cam being still usable is much slimmer than one that's almost as old as me
Thanks for the in depth demonstration.
I’ve had this camera for some years but recently found the shutter speed hard to set. Watching you handling it you either use a finger of each hand from the back or your two thumbs looking from the front. This is what I found best too.
Gripping the speed dial between finger and thumb makes it too tight to turn.
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Thanks
Thank you and yes I found the same. It feels much easier C more controllable using a finger of either hand.
I hope you enjoy using it. Once you've gotten used to the zone focusing guesstimation these are amazing cameras.
Thank you for the subscription and I hope you enjoy some of my other videos.
@@spidiq8 You would be doing the Rollei owners a huge favour by creating a video with the tight shutter speed dial problem in the title for searchers and demonstrating this method of overcoming it.
Might save some inappropriate use of the dreaded Wd 40 !
I’ve recently bought a 35S which is great so was checking the 35B out before considering listing it for sale.
Discovered that the B setting is not holding the shutter open on pressing the button so was looking round for a cure.
If I can’t find one I’ll have a good reason for hanging on to it!
Thanks again.
Hello, really excellent content, does anyone know what size filter fits this lens? Thanks
The Rollei C 35 can still be found on eBay Germany but as you mentioned it is very rare
I have the 35B only did B&W film the photo’s are very Sharp nice camera.
Hi there, I'm having trouble with my rewind button and lever - the button doesn't stay in when pressed and the lever doesn't "grab hold" of the film to rewind it. Do you have an idea of what might be the problem?
Is this a recent occurrence? The lever not catching could be damage to the cassette core.
Best suggestion I can make is to get it somewhere pitch dark, ideal a room with no windows, cupboard etc, open the camera and roll the film back by hand then investigate the internals to see if the release button and winding handle are intact and doing what they should.
spidiq8, you are really great at explaining so many interesting facts and functions in regards to cameras. Would you consider creating a workshop where participants can bring their film cameras and get a more thorough explanation about their cameras from you? You definitely know how to teach :)
Marcus Kay That's something I'd really enjoy as photography old and modern is a real passion of mine.
The location brings difficulties however as I live in the Scottish Highlands, great for scenery but not very close to towns and cities where most people would be.
Thank you for you kind words.
Thanks for the great info! I picked up a B 35 at an estate sale yesterday. I had never seen one before, but it seemed special, so I bought it and it's companion flash for a reasonable price. I am looking forward to using it with my newfound knowledge. I only wish I could figure out how the flash works. I can't find the battery compartment opening and it had no kind of charging cable with it in its leather case. Cheers from hot Texas!
Glad you're liking it, they're amazing little cameras. I have a flash unit for one of mine but have never used it so couldn't say how that works offhand.
Hi, I have a rollei 35B as well but I somehow can't turn the base tripod fully therefore I am unable to lock the back plate on to the camera after loading film. Is there something I can do to fix this?
Apologies for not replying sooner, somehow I missed this comment.
The only reason I can see is that the locking plate is misaligned or bent slightly.
Hi there! Thanks for the video. I just inherited one of these cameras from my grandfather. I'm struggling to figure out how to set the speed of the film on the light meter dial. Do you turn the smaller, silver wheel? I can't seem to turn this independently from the large plastic wheel.
Apologies, I meant to check this for you and it slipped my mind, I don't have one to hand presently but if you remind me in a couple of weeks i'll check for you.
@@spidiq8 thanks but I did finally manage to turn it! It was just stuck from years of sitting. :)
@@JohnMaguire2013 That's great to hear. Sorry I didn't get back sooner.
shots are beautiful vintage look. I got my Rollei 35B just right now, the front element of the glass has cleaning traces. and also the lens is not collapsing. I don't know it it me or camera?
next week I'll try my first test roll. thanks for review.
Thank you.
The lens should collapse only with the shutter cocked, if it won't collapse at all check the shutter fires and opening and closing seems correct.
Hope the first shoot with it goes well and you enjoy the camera.
Super Video. Hab vielen Dank.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I just bought one of these and the shutter isn't working and mechanism to go to the next shot won't pull back... any idea as to why? Thanks for the video!
Not off the top of my head unfortunately. I've not dismantled one enough to look at the shutter mechanism but I'd guess if it's not advancing that's why it's not cocking the shutter.
Mine is in need of repair, but I have been told that it will take a donor camera for parts. Since I have two original Rollei 35s and two 35Ss, I have not been in a hurry to find one.
My Singapore 35S has a polycarbonate instead of metal back and will flex under the weight of a flash. This can cause the flash to lose contact and not fire. If you do not plan on using a flash, either the German or Singapore version will do. If you anticipate using a flash, I recommend looking for a German version.
BTW, I have owned and been using Rollei 35s since they were first introduced in the US.
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Using a flash isn't something I'd do on these primarily due to the underslung nature of the hotshoe. I tend to use these as walk around cameras for day use.
I have this the led and the s also
quick question,,
say Im shooting 400TX black and white, most shots ranging from 10 feet away, with some exceptions, if I just set it to infinity and my speed to 400, am i relatively good? I dont want to have to fiddle with my settings before a photo, because my main subjects are random people who are unaware I am shooting them, so as you would imagine i want to be able to just take a fast photo. is this the right option? ive been shooting with a point and shoot for a while but batteries are such a pain in the ass, I want to try a manual camera that is small and easy to carry around. any other suggestions if this might not be what im looking for?
thanks
Kind of, but it's not quite that straightforward, for example, if you set the infinity symbol to the furthest dot from the line that will give a good focus range from about 7 feet to infinity at either f8 or f11 if I recall correctly, at the middle dot, from 11ish feet to infinity at f5.6 and using a wider aperture you need to be reasonably on the distance needed but it's surprisingly easier than you'd guess to set this on the fly for impromptu pics.
The other important thing to remember is that you pre set the aperture and shutter speed for the conditions you'll be shooting in. The top dial is only a 'calculating' device for the settings you set on the focus ring for the two settings.
once you have that you can take photo's and if you use B&W film and stand develop with RO9 or equivalent you can succesfully pull or push the film speed and get good exposure with shutter / aperture a few stops either way round.
@@spidiq8 ok good to know, thanks again :) good video btw great explanations
@@slugcereal8647 Thanks. Glad you liked it.
So, does your selenium Lightmeter function or not? Picking a B 35 up today and idk if the needle works, but we will see. I know it's not necessary but I would like it to function as a package. But oh well if everything else works i would be glad for that little money I'd be spending.
The one on mine does but it's been a while since I shot with it and don't recall if it's accurate, if it works you can check the accuracy against a known good camera for example and adjust accordingly, i.e. if it's a stop off you can meter with it and just adjust the shutter or aperture for that one stop.
It's best to assume that any camera with a Selenium meter nowadays will either be inaccurate or not working and carry a compact meter such as the cheap hotshoe mount ones.
If your meter does work, to preserve its working status for as long as possible, store it in its case or cover the window of the meter with something opaque if it's on display.
Hello, I wanna ask, I bought exactly this model of the camera, but I think its part is missing. The battery cap. In this type of camera is there any at all? And where can I possibly get it??
And thank you for this video, it’s really helpfull and simple. Really like it:)
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. In the B model like this there is no replaceable battery, the meter uses a selenium cell meter and the batteries are factory fitted, if the camera has been stored somewhere dark it might still be OK but if not it might not operate, you can compare the accuracy if it does work against a light meter or known working camera.
spidiq8 Ou, okey, thank you so much! I’m really glad that sombody told me finally:D It looks like the camera is in very good state so I’ll try to do some photos and we’ll see.
@@annahavelkova255 Fingers crossed for you and I hope you get some great images from it
Very nice job. My grandpa used to have a B35. I have a 35 now. Wish I had the B35, with its selenium cell light meter that doesn't need a battery. I have an adapter for the 625 mercury cell to use the commonly available SR44, but it would be better not to need it. I think I'd gladly give up the shutter speeds below 1/30 sec. for the batteryless advantage. The Triotar lens lens is not quite as good as my Tessar, nor the higher-end Sonnar, but the selenium light meter really seems like a good thing.
Thanks for the feedback. All these cameras are amazing. I love the B for its simplicity, the downside with selenium cell meters is that if they've been left exposed to light they'll be wildly inaccurate now typically.
Always double check your exposure reading against a known setting. Even on your cellphone for example to see if it's close enough. If it's a few stops out you can mentally adjust that and still use the meter.
I got the Rollie 35s camera and I paid £27.00 for it second hand and it got original camera case and strap and lens cap and I got a front lens filter for it and I use it in night clubs and for wedding event
That's a great price, I have three including the 35S, it's far and away the best of them and you can feel the weight difference but the B is an incredibly good cut down version. Do you share you work on your channel or have a photo site you'd like to share a link to, you're welcome to do so on here.
Germany version on Lens have made by carl zeiss and singapure have made by rollei but it was on rollei 35. It is propobly the same on 35b but you always can search by serial number and see if it is Germany or Singapure. I preffer 35 with Carl zeis becouse i take more black and white colour and this lens draw really beautifful. Need to buy another one becouse i give it as a gift.
Now i miss it becouse I sold my leica, sold my nikon sp and heh i miss that camera ;3
I forget to sey that you always can look at serial number. On site you will find wchich model is from singapure or germany based on serial number so than change backplate but smart people can always look at serial and verified it.
I got the Rollei 35s camera and I paid £26.00 for it second hand from a charity shop and it came with it original camera case And strap and lens cap and I got a front lens filter for it
That's a great deal. They're an amazing camera.
Hi Mike,
If you're interested there's a 35c on eBay. It ships from Moscow and they want $340 US which includes p+p. I'm not overly keen on buying gear from overseas but if you feel differently....
David Richards lol, no. $340 for an even more stripped down 35? Not a chance, I'd expect an exceptional special 35s in mint condition fully serviced for that price point but thanks for the thought.
No worries Mike. I thought it was a bit on the pricey side too. Great videos btw....and as far as I could tell (not being a hot shot German speaker) the pronunciation and grammar sounded spot on!
David Richards Now that to me is when the purpose of a camera becomes pointless. It's a tool, not a fashion accessory. A camera for me needs to be reasonably clean, functional and produce useable images.
David Richards Haha, thanks, hopefully it makes sense to any german speaking viewers and my translator.
Absolutely agree about the fashion accessory comment. If the purpose was to elevate it to some kind of 'art' then I think the engineering alone would be sufficient.
There is no camera with a selenium meter less than 45 or 50 years old.
Probably not