The
Operation Manual
Table of contents:
● Shooting
Practical Hints
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Loading the Camera
Loading the Camera
Turn down the lever 9. Unlock the back 11 with lock 21 and pull it off.
Inserting the battery
Unscrew the slotted screw cap 25 with a coin. Insert the fresh battery
into the camera, so that the plus sign + remains visible. Replace the
screw cap 25 and screw tight with a coin.
Inserting the film
Swing open the pressure plate 26.
Push in the cartridge and pull out the film leader until both perforated
edges engage the sprocket shaft 27. Then swing the pressure plate 26 over
the film and hold it down.
Push the film leader fully through the slot
28 and wind it up on the take-up spool by
turning the milled wheel 29 in the
direction of the arrow as long as it can be
turned.
Push the camera back 11 in place and
lock it.
Push the camera back 11 in place until it stop and lock it with lock 21.
Advancing the film to frame No. 1
Pull out the lens 4 and turn as far as it will go to engage. Remove the
lens cap.
Alternately press down release button 18 and advance by pulling the
lever 14 to its stop until the frame counter 10 indicates No. 1. Checking
correct film advance: rewind axle 30 will rotate as the film is wound on.
Setting the film speed
Set the index of the film speed dial 7 to the ASA or DIN speed rating
shown on the film packing.
Setting the film indicator
Set the pointer of indicator 2 to the film type in use (black and white
negative, colour negative film, artificial light colour film, daylight colour
film 3).
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Shooting
Shooting
Set the controls by pressing the index fingers against the
lower edge of the setting dials. This also releases the
aperture dial 5 by pressing on the ledge 6 underneath.
All settings are read off against the triangular index mark
at the top.
Pre-select the exposure time
Turn the shutter speed dial 1 to engage the selected
exposure time opposite the index mark. For
Line up the matching pointer
The measuring range starts where the meter needle 16 becomes visible outside the red area.
For reliable readings, point the camera accurately at the subject, so that the exposure meter takes in the
correct field of view. For shots out of doors with large sky areas point the camera slightly downwards
rather than upwards.
With the camera held in this way: Turn the aperture dial 5 to bring the
red matching pointer 17 into line with the meter needle 16. If
neccessary select a longer or shorter exnosure time.
The shutter speed and aperture are now set for correct exposure. For pre-selecting apertures see hint 7.
Setting the distance
The same scale ring carries distances in meters in its opposite side (to see that, turn the camera upside
down).
Remark.: In the models scaled in meters, the feet scale is in its opposite side.
Releasing
Sight the subject in the finder 13: The brilliant frame shows the view taken in. Press the shutter release
button 18. For longer exposure times: keep the release button pressed down until the shutter action is
finished.
The short boundary marks within the brilliant frame show the limits of the field of view at near distances
below 5 feet (1.5 meters).
After shooting
To get the camera ready for the next shot, pull the winding lever 14 out as far as it will go with your
thumb.
The frame counter 10 shows the number of the next shot. If the winding lever 14 is locked, this signifies
that the camera is ready for shooting. Now you can release the lens 4 by pressing the button 15, and then
turn to the left and push back into the body.
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Unloading the film
Unloading the film
After frame 36, 20 or 12 (depending on film length loaded) the film has
to be rewound:
Turn the lever 9 upwards. Unfold the crank 24 and turn in direction of
arrow until the resistance of pulling the film disappears.
Fold in the crank again and turn down the lever 9.
Move the lock 21 outwards and remove the camera back 11. Take out the
cartridge and preferably have processed as soon as possible.
Never change a film in direct sunlight. Use, at least, the shadow of your
own body.
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Handling Faults and Remedies
Fault
Possible Cause
Remedy
Meter needle does not
Preselected exposure time outside
Select shorter or longer exposure
respond
setting range
Battery exhausted, not inserted or
wrongly inserted
Change or (correctly) fit the
Fully pull out rapid winding lever
Rapid winding lever only partly
tensioned
Shutter does not release
Shutter speed 1/30 second or
longer
Picture unexposed or partly
exposed
Shutter speed too fast for flash bulbs
Wrong exposure measurement
Picture under- or
overexposed
Measure brightness of main
subiect. See close-up or substitute
Whole film under- or
overexposed
Set film speed correctly. See ASA
value on film packing
Wrong film speed setting
Whole film unexposed
loading or because torn
advance smoothly but not too fast
Image partly or completely Subject movement: exposure time too Use faster shutter speed
unsharp
long for moving subject
Camera shake: exposure time too
long for hand-held shot
Support camera or use a tripod
Image inaccurately fosused
Rewind knob does not turn Film wrongly loaded
Correctly load film, leader into
Film torn
Remove torn piece of film (in the
dark, if exposed), trim new leader
Heavy resistance against film Excessive exploitation of film length, Avoid any force, rewind film
advance
film entirely wound off
somewhat, then finish lever stroke.
If film is torn out of cartridge:
open back in total darkness only,
rewind film by hand and wrap up
light-proof
Bright pictures areas
washed-out and almost
colourless, dark picture areas against-the-light shots, market and
almost black and without
discernable detail
Light contrast excessive for colour
film: particularly with
Select different picture area,
photograph very bright and very
dark subjects separately, change
viewpoint or direction: give
preference to morning or afternoon
sun which is more suitable for
photographing,
street scenes under high sun, beach
and mountain scenes at midday
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Facts and Figures
(* and Green text relates to Rollei 35/35T models)
Type:
24 x 36 mm compact view finder camera with manual pointer, meter needle exposure control.
Specification:
Collapsible lens, between-lens shutter 1/2 to 1/500 sec and B, double exposure and blank framelock,
exposure metering system coupled to aperture and shutter speed settings, film speed range 25-1600
ASA/15. 33 DIN, indicator dial for film type loaded, self-zeroing frame counter, X-center contact for flash
guns, cable release socket, fitting for carrying strap.
Exposure meter:
Pointer / meter needle aligning system with CdS-cell, directed metering to subject foreground, measuring
range with 100 ASA/21 DIN film 16-16,000 cd/m2, 17.9-17.900 cd/sq.yd.;
Power supply:
Button cell 1.35 V. (PX13 or PX625)
Finder system:
Optical view finder 0.6 x, bright-line frame with parallax marks, showing surrounding subject field.
Lens:
Rollei HFT(R) Sonnar 40 mm f/2.8, filter thread E 30,5 x 0,5 (Tessar 40 mm f/3.5, filter thread E 24 x
0.5*), made by Rollei under license from Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, West Germany; collapsible with shutter
tensioned. Five (four*) elements, four components, aperture range 2.8 (3.5*) to 22, manual focusing to 3
ft/ 0.9 m .
Dimensions:
Approx. 97 x 60 x 32 mm, 3'3/16" x 2' 3/8" x 1'1/4" inch (97 x 60 x 30 mm, 3'3/16" x 2'3/8" x 1'3/16"
inch*).
Weight:
Approx. 320g / 11 5/16oz (325g / 11 7/16 oz*).
Accessories:
Carrying strap, carrying case, eveready case, lens cap, folding lens hood with E 30.5 x 0.5 (E 24 x 0.5*)
thread; medium yellow, orange. UV, R 1.5 filter with E 30.5 x 0.5 (E 24 x 0.5*) thread.
Technical modifications and inclusion of accessories reserved.
Registered trade mark: Rollei HFT(R)
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Depth of Field Tables
Distance
f 2.8
f 3.5 (4)
f 5.6
f 8.0
f 11
f 16
f 22
(feet)
Infinity 75'- inf.
60'- inf. 40'- inf. 25'- inf. 19'- inf. 13'- inf.
15'- 30' 13'- 43' 11'6"- 80' 9'9"- inf. 8'- inf.
9'- inf.
6'6"- inf.
5'- inf.
20'
10'
6'
16'- 27'
8'10"- 1''16" 8'8"- 12' 8'- 13'6" 7'4"- 16" 6'6"- 21' 5'9"- 38'
5'7"- 6'6" 5'6"- 6'8" 5'3"- 7'1" 5'- 7'7" 4'8"- 8'7" 4'3"- 10'6" 3'19"- 15'6"
3'10"- 4'2" 3'9"- 4'3" 3'8"- 4'5" 3'6"- 4'8" 3'4"- 5' 3'2"- 5'6" 2'11"- 6'8"
2'11"- 3'1" 2'10"- 3'2" 2'8"- 3'3" 2'7"- 3'4" 2'6"- 3'6" 2'5"- 3'9" 2'3"- 4'3"
4'
3'
Cicle of confusion = .25mm
Distance
f 2,8
f 3,5 (4,0) f (5,6)
12- inf.
f 8.0
f 11
f 16
f 22
(meters)
infinity 23 - inf. 18 - inf.
8- inf.
6- inf.
4- inf.
2,9- inf.
6
4,8 -8
4,5 - 9
4,0 - 13 3,5 - 23 3,0 - inf. 2,5 - inf. 2,0 - inf.
3
2
1,5
1,2
1,0
0,9
2,7 -3,4 2,6 - 3,6 2,4 - 4,6 2,2 - 5,6 2,0 - 6 1,75 - 11 1,5 - inf.
1,85 -2,18 1,8 - 2,2 1,7 - 2,4 1,6 - 2,6 1,5 -3,0 1,35 - 3,7 1,2 - inf.
1,42 -1,60 1,40 -1,62 1,34 1,71 1,28 - 1,8 1,2 - 2,0 1,12 - 2,3 1,10 - 3,0
1,15 -1,26 1,13 -1,28 1,10 -1,33 1,06 -1,39 1,01 -1,5 0,95 -1,65 0,83 - 2,0
0,96 -1,04 0,95 -1,05 0,93 -1,09 0,90 -1,13 0,87 -1,19 0,82 -1,30 0,76 - 1,45
0,87 -0,93 0,86 - 0,94 0,84 - 0,97 0,82 -1,00 0,79 -1,05 0,75 -1,12 0,71 -1,25
Cicle of confusion = .25mm
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Practical Hints
1. Shooting with the lens hood
The lens mount will take the screw-in folding lens hood to protect
the lens against direct rays from the sun, as well as against
splashes of water and drops of rain. It ensures optimum brilliance
and sharpness for your shots. Always use it whenever possible see
hint 4 also.
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Practical Hints
2. Self-timer exposures
Separate self-timers can be used, provided that the travel of the
release plunger on the self-timer can be precisely matched to the
travel of the release button 18.
Self-timers with too long a release plunger travel or too hard a
release movement may damage the camera.
3. Exposures with cable release
Use the camera on a tripod or firm support, screw the cable release
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Practical Hints
4. Exposures with filters
The thread of the lens 4 or the lens hood mount takes a screw-in filter:
● 30.5 x 0.5 for Sonnar lensed models (35S / 35SE)
● 24.0 x 0.5 for Tessar lensed models (Original 35 / 35T)
Filters mostly require an exposure correction. Its value is engraved on the filter mount. This indicates the
number of stops by which the aperture has to be opened (towards lower f/numbers) or the exposure time
increased .
For example if the measured aperture is f/11, and the filter correction value -1.5 ( i.e. 1 l/2 aperture stops),
use an aperture setting between f/8 and f/5.6
If you want to correct by increasing the exposure time, moving the shutter speed dial from one value to
the next corresponds to a full exposure step correction. Half steps can only be allowed for by intermediate
aperture settings.
Filters for black and white shots:
Medium yellow filter: (exposure correction -1.5). This makes the sky reproduce darker, clouds more
brilliant and improves modelling in snow shadows.
Orange filter: (exposure correction -1.5 to -3, according to the film type used). This darkens blue skies to
give heavy thunderstorm effects and lightens yellows and reds.
Filters for colour shots:
Filter UV and colour conversion filter R 1.5: (these require no exposure correction). They subdue blue
casts which can arise on cloudless days through the predominant blue skylight, especially in distant views.
With some reversal colour films a warmer overall rendering may be desirable. In that case the R 1.5 filter
may be used for all shots.
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Practical Hints
5. Flash shots
Accessory shoe 20 with X-central flash outlet can take a flash gun.
Flash guns without central contact require the flash cable adapter
301060.
Flash bulbs and electronic flash can be used. For colour shots use
only blue bulbs or electronic flash.
For flash shots, ignore the exposure meter. Set the exposure time,
aperture and subject distance as recommended by the manufacturer
of the flash unit
Permissible shutter speeds:
Flash bulbs -1/30 second or longer (shorter speeds will cause underexposures or even no exposures at
all).
Electronic flash - any speed up to 1/500 second.
Shadow areas are reduced if the flash gun is situated above the lens and the camera held accordingly: keep
the flash to the left of the camera for upright shots, and on top for horizontal shots.
The camera is easy to operate in both these positions.
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Practical Hints
6. Selecting the best shutter speed
The figures 2 to 500 on the shutter speed dial 1 indicate fractions of a second. The speed dial engages at
each setting; never set intermediate values. Image sharpness depends, among other things, on the use of a
sufficiently fast shutter speed. Therefore :
With hand-held exposures: Use fast speeds to avoid camera shake. The longest usable time is 1/30
second; 1/60 and 1/125 second are safer and more reliable. With a not very steady hand use 1/125 or,
better still, 1/250 second .
With moving subjects: Use short exposure times to avoid movement blur. As a general guide:
●
●
Motor races, tennis - 1/500 second.
Horse races, cross country runners -
1/500 second.
●
●
Running children and cyclists -1/250 to
1/125 second.
Walking figures, standing people-1/125
to 1/60 second.
In general: Movement at close range and across the
viewing direction needs faster shutter speeds, movement
from greater distances and approaching or receding from
the camera allows slower shutter speeds.
Longtime exposures
The "B" setting on the shutter speed dial provides time exposures of any required length. Keep the release
button depressed for the required exposure time. The shutter closes when you let go again.
With longtime exposures you can also take shots in very poor light which is too weak for an exposure
meter reading. As a special case, if you arrive at the "B" setting by lining up the matching pointer 17, the
correct exposure time is 1 second (double the next exposure setting).
For long time exposures: place the camera on a firm support or a tripod and use a cable release with time
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Practical Hints
7. Pre-selecting apertures
According to the type of subject you can line up the
matching pointer 17 with the meter needle by turning
either the aperture dial 5 or the shutter speed dial 1.
With moving subjects pre-select the exposure time to
make sure of a suitably fast shutter speed Then match up
the pointer by turning the aperture dial.
If on the other hand depth of field is more important (see
hint 8), determine the required aperture and preselect this
Now match up the pointer 17 by turning the shutter speed
dial 1. If necessary complete the exact matching with the
aperture dial 5 to get a speed value in clickstop position.
In every case the camera must point at the subject while
you line up the pointer.
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Practical Hints
8. Depth of field
The image of a subject is sufficiently sharp
over a range of distances in front of and
behind the focused distance. This depth of
field zone is shown on the depth of field
scale 3:
Look up the marks of the aperture in use to
each side of the focusing index The figures
on the distance ring 22 opposite these marks
then indicate the sharply covered subject
range
Depth of field is particularly desirable for
candid snapshots, sports photography with
rapidly changing subject distances, and for
scenes extending in depth. For this reason
the most useful snapshot settings of 6 and
20 feet (or 2 and 6 at meter scale) are marked in red on the distance ring 22. At a medium aperture (f/8 to
f/11) these settings provide extended focusing ranges:
Distance range in focus
Scale at
6 feet from about 4'l/2" to 9 feet
(2 m) ( from about 1.5m to 3m)
20 feet from about 10 feet to infinity
(6 m) (from about 3m to infinity)
For distant views with near foregrounds set the infinity marking "oo" opposite the aperture in use on scale
3. That extends the depth of field to the nearest possible point in the foreground.
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Practical Hints
9. Correct exposure
As a basic rule, always point the camera while taking exposure readings exactly in the direction of the
subject. Inadvertent tilting of the camera - for example, into the sky while taking landscape views - can
falsify the reading and in this case lead to under-exposure.
The exposure meter evaluates the average brightness of the measured subject field. With.subjects of
average contrast it automatically indicates the correct exposure. But even with shots of considerable
brightness range you can take the readings in such a way as to ensure correct exposure for the main
subject.
Normal subjects: the view is lit from the front or at an angle from the side. There are no heavy shadows,
and dark and bright areas are balanced. (This uniform front lighting also yields the most saturated colours
in colour shots).
Result: The measured exposure is correct for the whole field of view.
A special case: The main subject contrasts strongly in brightness against
the background. For example, with a portrait of a suntanned face against
bright clouds an average reading would give too much importance to the
sky. Yet it is the head which matters for the exposure.
The right way: Take a close-up reading with the camera near the subject
until the main object completely fills the finder. After setting the exposure
go back for shooting to the previous viewpoint.
Substitute reading: If a close-up reading is not possible, point the camera
at a substitute object of average contrast and under the same lighting. Use the setting obtained for the
exposure.
Against the light: When shooting against the light open the lens aperture by one stop (next lower
f/number) .
For colour subjects to be taken on reversal colour film: Avoid very great brightness differences. A
close-up reading of the shadow areas usually leads to excessive exposure for the sunlit image portions,
which then appear too light and burnt out when you project the slide. An average brightness reading (as
with normal subjects) here again yields pictures which correspond most closely to the natural colour
impression.
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Practical Hints
10. Film transport
You can operate the winding lever14 either in one full swing or in several short swings until it locks.
11.Changing the battery
The cadmium sulphide exposure meter 19 is powered by a Mallory battery PX 625.
According to the manufacturer, the durability of the battery is 12 to 24 months, provided that the
unused camera is kept in the case i. e. in the dark. The voltage drop occurs suddenly.
Symptom: the meter needle 16 does not deflect any more. Recommended precautions: Change battery
annually, and remove it if the camera is not used over an extended period, always remove an exhausted
12. Is the camera loaded?
If you are not sure after a long interval, unfold the rewind crank 24 and try turning it gently in the
direction of the arrow. If you meet a resistance you know that there is a film in the camera. If the camera
is empty, the crank 24 turns freely.
13. Carrying strap and carrying case
The carrying strap is fixed to the fitting 12 at the side. Push the
protruding retaining spring against the camera body with the button on
the strap and push the button home.
To remove, push down the spring leaves with a fingernail and slide off
the button.
With the strap the camera can hang from the wrist even inside its
carrying case. Open the zip fastener of the case and push back the latter.
During shooting it simply hangs from the strap.
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Practical Hints
14. Taking care of the camera
Protect the camera against hard knocks and do not drop it.As a safety measure, wrap the strap around your
wrist.
Protect the camera against moisture, dust, wind-blown sand at the seaside and continuous exposure to
sunlight. This applies especially when the camera is opened while changing films. Keep the film pressure
plate 26 clean, and occasionally polish it with a leather cloth. For cleaning the inside of the body use a soft
brush.
A soft sable brush is also the best means for cleaning the lens 4. The lens surfaces are sufficiently recessed
to avoid accidental finger marks. To clean filters, first dust them with a soft brush and then polish with
lens tissue.
If the lens surface mists over in the winter when taking the camera from the cold air outside into the warm
air of a room, wait a few minutes until the deposit of moisture has evaporaled on its own.
And if at any time you have a special technical query - at home or on your travels abroad - remember that
the international Rollei Service is always at your disposal for advice and information.
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