I was looking around on (E)vil bay for my "Texas" Leica 690 when I bumped into someone selling a used Rollei 35 SE. I have been dreaming of getting one just for collection sake. Yes.. you heard me right. First time I say I buy a camera just for "collection" but I just want to get one because I already know about its quirky designs. I wanted it because it kinds of reminds me the old Singapore, when Singapore is part of the camera manufacturing business in the 70s and 80s. Rollei 35 was an engineering feat as it's the smallest compact fully mechanical camera ever build. So I want to get it for its historical value.
I started bidding for it and set aside a target. Nothing over 300 SGD including shipping. Shipping was $10 USD so I set $250USD as my MAX bid. It still has 9 days to go and I expected to loose the bid as this little piece of gem could still command a pretty high price in pristine conditions. Come end of Nov. I received an email from (e)vil-bay saying I won it and need to pay it asap... HOLY Shit! I WON. And the price is just ............
Anyway, happily paid for it and received it today! I was on MC these 2 days and it was the best gift I could have. Early Christmas pressie from Santa?? :P heheheh Here are the rest of the photos of this little camera.
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| The beautiful Sonnar 40mm 2.8 with Rollei HFT coating |
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| MADE IN SINGAPORE!! |
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| Size Comparison |
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