Rollei 35 TE mit Tessar 3,5/40mm | Analogue camera
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Description from the seller
For sale is an original Rollei 35 TE – one of the best-known and most compact 35mm analog cameras of all time.
Equipped with a high-quality Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 40mm f/3.5 lens, this camera delivers impressive image quality for its size. The Rollei 35 is fully mechanical and stands for precise German engineering in a pocket-sized form.
Highlights:
35mm analog camera (35mm film)
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 40mm f/3.5
Compact metal housing
Manual exposure
Cult status among collectors and photographers
The last image shows that this piece indeed comes from that collection. However, only the camera is being offered here; in my other auctions there will be more pieces from this collection. So please take a look at my other listings.
The later Rollei designer Heinz Waaske (1924–1995) decisively shaped the German camera industry.
It all began at the Wirgin company in Wiesbaden with the first Edixa single-lens reflex cameras and the small Edixa 16, the predecessor of the later worldwide success Rollei 35, which was built for seven years in the Braunschweig Rollei works or in Singapore after Wirgin rejected this redesign in 1964. Later, at Rollei, his pleas to focus more on electronics went unheard. This was followed by designs for Voigtländer, Minox, Robot and Zeiss.
In 1995, the two photo historians Jörg Eikmann and Ulrich Vogt contacted the designer with the aim of writing a book about his life's work. Unfortunately, Heinz Waaske died in the midst of the book project, which later was to bear the title Cameras for Millions – Heinz Waaske Designer. The two authors were then supported by numerous employees of German camera factories with important tips. The personal contact with Waaske moved Ulrich Vogt to assemble his own Waaske collection under his motto best optics and best mechanics (Waaske’s original quote), intended to embody the spirit of his designs (see last image). It should be noted that in the Braunschweig district of Mascherode there is a Heinz-Waaske Way in honor of the Rollei designer.
For sale is an original Rollei 35 TE – one of the best-known and most compact 35mm analog cameras of all time.
Equipped with a high-quality Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 40mm f/3.5 lens, this camera delivers impressive image quality for its size. The Rollei 35 is fully mechanical and stands for precise German engineering in a pocket-sized form.
Highlights:
35mm analog camera (35mm film)
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 40mm f/3.5
Compact metal housing
Manual exposure
Cult status among collectors and photographers
The last image shows that this piece indeed comes from that collection. However, only the camera is being offered here; in my other auctions there will be more pieces from this collection. So please take a look at my other listings.
The later Rollei designer Heinz Waaske (1924–1995) decisively shaped the German camera industry.
It all began at the Wirgin company in Wiesbaden with the first Edixa single-lens reflex cameras and the small Edixa 16, the predecessor of the later worldwide success Rollei 35, which was built for seven years in the Braunschweig Rollei works or in Singapore after Wirgin rejected this redesign in 1964. Later, at Rollei, his pleas to focus more on electronics went unheard. This was followed by designs for Voigtländer, Minox, Robot and Zeiss.
In 1995, the two photo historians Jörg Eikmann and Ulrich Vogt contacted the designer with the aim of writing a book about his life's work. Unfortunately, Heinz Waaske died in the midst of the book project, which later was to bear the title Cameras for Millions – Heinz Waaske Designer. The two authors were then supported by numerous employees of German camera factories with important tips. The personal contact with Waaske moved Ulrich Vogt to assemble his own Waaske collection under his motto best optics and best mechanics (Waaske’s original quote), intended to embody the spirit of his designs (see last image). It should be noted that in the Braunschweig district of Mascherode there is a Heinz-Waaske Way in honor of the Rollei designer.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Brand
Rollei
Model/type nr
35 TE mit Tessar 3,5/40mm |
Physical condition
Good
Functional condition
Tested and working
Estimated period
1940-1950
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