If you shine a light across the front of the lens they appear. They are impossible to see in normal light.
The main issue that brought the price down was a couple of tiny marks on the taking lens. It is in generally very good condition but by no means mint. It is often called a 3.5E1 by collectors now to differentiate from subsequent updates of the C/E model. The Rolleiflex 3.5C I bought was made in 1956, also known as the 3.5E in American markets. Unlike SLR’s or rangefinders you can’t turn the camera 90 degrees to change the aspect ratio. It also necessitates a square format so you can crop your photos produce portrait or landscape 4:5 prints later. The waist level finder means the image you see on the focusing screen is reversed horizontally. The design allows for a compact but quite tall camera. This design was a popular professionals’ choice throughout the 50’s and 60’s. the top is the viewing lens while the lower one takes the picture.
First Impressionsįor those of you that don’t know, a Twin Lens Reflex camera design has two lenses above one another. Above everything else though it has a reputation for excellent optical quality thanks to its 75mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens. If it does go wrong there are specialists who can fix it and it is doesn’t rely on electronics which are the Achilles heel of most later film cameras. It has a reputation for for excellent build quality and reliability. It’s not too big and heavy, although certainly heavier than my other TLRs. The Rolleiflex fitted my criteria for a walk around camera perfectly. Not least because good deals on film cameras are getting harder and harder to come by, so if I see a good deal I tend to take it. However, when I came across a nice user camera at a very good price I bought it. I already had a Minolta Autocord that I was happy with, and a Yashica 635 that I’d had for 6 months but never really used in anger.
I wasn’t really looking for another TLR when I came across this Rolleiflex 3.5C at a local camera shop. Lightweight medium format camera with excellent optical quality.
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