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Actually yeah the AFM35 would be nice but it's not a truly pocketable size and it costs 3 times as much. I'm looking for a less expensive very simple snapshot camera with decent optics and metering but not a whole lot of other bells and whistles. If I'm going to be in a situation where I'll want more creative control, then I'll have my SLR with me.

To anyone out there in the know, is there some sort of connection

between Rollei of Germany and Fuji as far as their smaller cameras

go? I'm in the market for a nice pocketable "daily use" point and

shoot and considering a single focal length like the Rollei Prego 30

(38 mm f/3.5). However during my search I also noticed a similarity

between the higher end P&S Fujifilm Klasse and the Rollei AFM 35.

 

Also the smaller P&S AF zooms like the Rollei Prego 100 and the

Fujifilm Zoom Date 1000 seem very similar too. They both have the

same 28-100 lens range with same aperture range at both ends as

well. Only the Rollei is labeled to have a Rollei Apogon HFT lens

and the Fuji has a Fujinon lens. Viewfinder position, layout of

various AF and metering sensors, and shape of the flash all seem to

be the same too. The only difference really seems to be the color,

cosmetic trim, and badging.

 

Probably same camera right? Maybe a difference in coatings on the

lenses? And before someone comments on my consideration for a P&S

in the first paragraph, yes I've had the fabled Olympus Stylus Epic

in the past with it's 35 mm f/2.8 lens but I've always hated the

shape of the body, the feel of the plastic finish, and the mushiness

of the shutter button.