Models and Serial Numbers
Prototypes and ‘0’ Series
Name Features1 |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Prototype Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass |
0 | 0 | 2 | in Germany by Rollei | 09/1965-02/1966 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm |
‘0’ Series Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass - Black alloy |
3,000,001 | 3,000,200 | 120 80 |
in Germany by Rollei-Compur-Gossen-Zeiss |
07/1966-09/1966 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm |
Rollei 35
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass - Black |
3,000,201 | 3,311,000 | 8000 | in Germany by Rollei-Compur-Gossen-Zeiss |
11/1966-07/1967 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm Opton Te 3.5/40 mm |
Rollei 352 - Chrome plated brass - Black |
3,000,201 | 3,311,000 | 304,000 | in Germany by Rollei | 08/1967-12/1971 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm Opton Te 3.5/40 mm |
Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass - Black |
3,312,0003 | 3,499,999 | 185,000-x | by Rollei Singapore | 06/1971-10/1973 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm Opton Te 3.5/40 mm From 04/1973: Tessar 3.5/40 mm Made by Rollei |
Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass - Black |
3,312,000 | 3,499,999 | 30,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 07/1972-04/1973 | Schneider S-Xenar4 3.5/40 mm |
Rollei 35 - Chrome plated brass - Black |
6,000,000 | 6,299,999 | x | by Rollei Singapore | 10/1973-08/1974 | Tessar 3.5/40 mm, Made by Rollei. |
Special Edition Rollei 35 “Made in Germany”
Rollei 35 - Gold plated brass |
3,000,201 | 3,311,000 | 1500 | in Germany by Rollei | 11/1970-12/1971 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm |
Special Edition Rollei 35 “Made in Singapore”
Rollei 35 - Black |
3,312,000 | 3,499,999 | 5000 | by Rollei Singapore | 12/1971 | Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40 mm |
Rollei 35 T
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 T - Chrome plated brass - Black - Bright Alloy |
6,000,000 | 6,499,999 | 440,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 09/1974-02/1980 | Tessar 3.5/40 mm, Made by Rollei. |
Rollei 35 S
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 S - Chrome plated brass - Black - Black Alloy |
6,500,000 | 6,799,999 | 260,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 09/1974-02/1980 | (Carl Zeiss Sonnar 2.8/40 mm) Sonnar 2.8/40 mm, Rollei-HFT, Made by Rollei. |
Rollei 35 S Special Edition
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 S - Chrome plated brass, Silver leatherette, Olive Branches |
3,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 10/1978-07/1979 | Sonnar 2.8/40 mm, Rollei-HFT, Made by Rollei. | ||
Rollei 35 S - Chrome plated brass, Silver leatherette |
5,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 10/1978-07/1979 | Sonnar 2.8/40 mm, Rollei-HFT, Made by Rollei. |
Rollei 35 S Gold Plated 24 Karat
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 S - Gold plated brass, brown leather |
0001 | 1500 | 1,500 | by Rollei Singapore | 12/1979-02/1980 | Sonnar 2.8/40 mm, Rollei-HFT, Made by Rollei. |
Rollei 35 Jubilee Edition samples
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 - Black, Silver leatherette, Olive Branches around 50 |
10 | by Rollei Singapore | 1979 | Schneider S‑Xenar 3.5/40 mm. |
Rollei 35 TE
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 TE - Chrome plated brass - Black - Bright Alloy |
120,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 11/1979-09/1981 | Tessar 3.5/40 mm, Made by Rollei. |
Rollei 35 SE
Name Features |
Start at № | End at № | Number | Made | Produced | Lens |
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Rollei 35 SE - Chrome plated brass - Black - (Bright Alloy) |
150,000 | by Rollei Singapore | 11/1979-09/1981 | Sonnar 2.8/40 mm, Rollei-HFT, Made by Rollei. |
Reference
Claus Prochnow: Rollei 35 Eine Kamera-Geschichte. Braunschweig, Appelhans, 1998. ISBN 3-930292-10-6.
More special editions to follow.
Notes
- [1]
- Features are only described to distinguish between cameras from a single production run or in case of special interest. Not all features are listed. Back
- [2]
- Changes during production:
August 1967: ‘Made in Germany by Rollei’.
March 1968: From #3029230 rewind baring made of black organic polymer. V-shaped lock on camera back.
May 1968: From #3039229 inner gears made of organic polymer.
September 1968: The Tessars can be built with glass of low refractive index. The consequence is hight transmission of UV light that can only be corrected by the use of an UV filter. The filter was not very popular. The Tessar design uses 4 lens elements in 3 groups. The group closest to the film is a cemented doublet. Carl Zeiss added an UV blocking layer to the cement for kitting the doublet. An external UV filter is no longer necessary from #3082000.
End 0f 1970: Finder magnification 0.62, window 12×18 mm, close focusing marks. Back - [3]
- According to Claus Prochnow factory numbers are not correct. Production in Singapore began with a much lower serial number. In his book he printed a picture of a box with camera #3239707, ‘Made by Rollei Singapore’. Back
- [4]
- From the S-Xenar, the Rollei designed shutters were obtained from Copal. Cameras equipped with S-Xenar lenses were sold only in Eastern Europe, Italy and the U.S.A. Back