In the early 1970s, while visiting the 48thSt. branch of Willoughbys, the customer right before mensold a complete Rollei 2.8 F with case and a bunch of accessories including case, closeup lenses, filters, etc. Manager told me this customer would buy a complete camera outfit, use for a couple weeks, and then trade in for another complete camera outfit. I was given an offer for the whole Rollei package that couldn’t be refused. The camera never left the counter. Rollei still in excellent condition. Except when pistol grip is attached I almost always use with case.
Rollei fault: When holding my toddler daughter, my cased Rollei tumbled down onto asphalt pavement. When I picked camera up…rattle, rattle. I gave camera to a friend who worked at Leitz. The pin that locks camera sheared. He called a friend at Rollei who told him, “Manfred, that’s a fault with this camera, every time it’s dropped, that pin breaks.”