Rollei 35S Opening the camera

Mustafa Umut Sarac · May 28, 2010

After 10 years of lack of good camera , I bought Rollei 35 S Sonnar.
I want to load film to camera but I couldnt open the puzzle.
Does its bottom come off ? How would I do this ?

Thank you ,

umut

if there is a will , there is not a way . Mad magazine

Mustafa Umut Sarac · May 28, 2010

Thank you , I did !

johnnywalker · May 28, 2010

Took me a while as well. Wait until you see your first roll of negatives, and try and figure out how you got upside down.

clogz · May 29, 2010

You can download the Rollei manuals from here: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/rollei/rollei_35/rollei_35-splash.htm

mgb74 · May 29, 2010

johnnywalker said:
Took me a while as well. Wait until you see your first roll of negatives, and try and figure out how you got upside down.

You got upside down trying to figure out where the battery is.

benjiboy · May 29, 2010

I was always amused with the Rollei 35 cameras that the flash shoe for the dedicated flash was on the bottom and the flash below the lens, I can't imagine a worst place.

Rol_Lei Nut · May 30, 2010

benjiboy said:
I was always amused with the Rollei 35 cameras that the flash shoe for the dedicated flash was on the bottom and the flash below the lens, I can't imagine a worst place.

Yes, *lots* of much better designs around in 1966...
:rolleyes:

BobD · May 30, 2010

benjiboy said:
I was always amused with the Rollei 35 cameras that the flash shoe for the dedicated flash was on the bottom and the flash below the lens, I can't imagine a worst place.

With flash, after setting the camera & focusing, turn it upside down to shoot.

Mustafa Umut Sarac · May 30, 2010

Thanks.

I bought this camera especially the skin colors at the dark.
I never use flash with classic camera. My Leica 2F with Summitar 5 impressed me too much at bulb lights. I never saw a picture like it at any gallery , nowhere at the internet. It was extremelly similar to Rembrandt.
I found that Lucian Freud started his carrier at similar date to Summitar.
I think he mimics the same effect with paintings , from Leica.
Thank you reminding this to me.

benjiboy · May 31, 2010

BobD said:
With flash, after setting the camera & focusing, turn it upside down to shoot.

I must be stupid why didn't I think of that ?

Mustafa Umut Sarac · May 31, 2010

Flash at the bottom guarantees your zombie portraits

Rollei 35S Opening the camera

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