Rollei 35 or Minox GTE ? in Minox/Miniature Posted November 6, 2000 I agree entirely with the preceding answers. <p> I have the 2 personally, but I did not made myself yet of opinion concerning the difference in quality between optics (Rollei 35 T has been just bought). <p> Some notes: <p> Minox: the weight, the size, the case out of leather really essential (one can hang it around the neck), very great softness and flexibility of the release, long exposure times, retarder, protection of the objective... <p> Against: to carry out a spot measurement in simple manner is unpleasing (I measure, I compare, I remove the case, I change sensitivity ASA...) if not impossible. <p> Rollei 35: it is really very manual : I can choose my speed (what I can do only indirectly on Minox, and in a random way since the needle moves freely). Rollei is really a splendid object, entirely metal. <p> Against: no possibility of carrying it around the neck (just a dragonne of wrist), slowness to make a photograph : to leave the objective, to regulate, etc... But especially: brittleness and great age of the apparatuses of occasion : be careful with the problems of exposure meter ! I think it is necessary to find one in perfect state, or to abstain from it, because when that starts to get wrong, that really gets wrong...
Rollei 35 or Minox GTE ?
in Minox/Miniature
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I agree entirely with the preceding answers.
<p>
I have the 2 personally, but I did not made myself yet of opinion
concerning the difference in
quality between optics (Rollei 35 T has been just bought).
<p>
Some notes:
<p>
Minox: the weight, the size, the case out of leather really essential
(one can hang it around the neck), very great softness and
flexibility of the release, long exposure times, retarder, protection
of the objective...
<p>
Against: to carry out a spot measurement in simple manner is
unpleasing (I measure, I compare, I remove the case, I change
sensitivity ASA...) if not impossible.
<p>
Rollei 35: it is really very manual : I can choose my speed (what I
can do only indirectly on Minox, and in a random way since the needle
moves freely). Rollei is really a splendid object, entirely metal.
<p>
Against: no possibility of carrying it around the neck (just a
dragonne of wrist), slowness to make a photograph : to leave the
objective, to regulate, etc...
But especially: brittleness and great age of the apparatuses of
occasion : be careful with the problems of exposure meter !
I think it is necessary to find one in perfect state, or to abstain
from it, because when that starts to get wrong, that really gets
wrong...