Latest Yard Sale Find

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

Yesterday's yard sale find. Came with a dead Sunpak AUto 140 flash and a multi-lingual quick-start guide:

Rollei 35 TE

35 TE bottom:

Typical corner bump:

The slow shutter speeds are too slow, so it's gonna need a CLA. But that's okay. This little jewel cost me a whopping $5, so I reckon I can afford a decent CLA for it.

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4748 Location: Cheshire, England

You are a lucky guy. Lt looks really nice. I love my little Rollei

DigiChromeEd · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3462 Location: Northern Ireland

Sciolist · Expire: 2021-04-16

Lovely

. Our Queen's camera of choice, back in the day. I've never seen her with a digital.

uddhava · Expire: 2021-06-21

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas

Thanks guys, still haven't taken it in for a CLA yet. I'll probably have to wait on that until after the ban on travel and business operation has been lifted.

I did order a battery for it, though, and discovered that unfortunately the meter is non-responsive. Not a big deal, really. For outdoor use, the Sunny F/16 rule is plenty good, plus it isn't that big of a chore to carry a meter. Some folks use their phones, but I don't trust cell phone meters.

In the meantime, I can still use this camera as long as I keep shutter speeds above 1/30 of a second. Below this number is when they get sticky. 1/30 and above sound about right to me ear, so I'm figuring they're close enough for C-41 work.