ROLLEIFLEX SL 35 E
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The Rolleiflex SL35 was the first 35mm SLR produced by the German camera maker, Rollei, in 1970. The SL35 is in fact a whole range of 35mm SLR cameras, that were developed and built from the 1970s until the 1990s. The camera bodies were initially made in Germany, and later, Singapore.
The Rolleiflex SL35E was introduced by Rollei in 1978, successor of the Rolleiflex SL35M and SL35ME. It had all the functions of the SL35ME, but came in a lighter package.
It had an all new electronic vertically running focal plane shutter, with flash sync to 1/125, and a SiO2 meter with aperture priority or manual exposure. The shutter speed was indicated by LEDs in the finder. It could accept an external winder or motor drive. An almost identical body was sold under the name Voigtländer VSL 3-E. Both took Rolleiflex SL35 lenses, and were sold in chrome or black. They were built in Singapore as their predecessors.
The Rolleiflex SL35E was abandoned in 1981 when Rollei went bankrupt. They had to close the Singapore plant, and they dropped the mid range SLRs to concentrate on high end products such as the Rolleiflex SL2000F.
The Rolleiflex SL35E was introduced by Rollei in 1978, successor of the Rolleiflex SL35M and SL35ME. It had all the functions of the SL35ME, but came in a lighter package.
It had an all new electronic vertically running focal plane shutter, with flash sync to 1/125, and a SiO2 meter with aperture priority or manual exposure. The shutter speed was indicated by LEDs in the finder. It could accept an external winder or motor drive. An almost identical body was sold under the name Voigtländer VSL 3-E. Both took Rolleiflex SL35 lenses, and were sold in chrome or black. They were built in Singapore as their predecessors.
The Rolleiflex SL35E was abandoned in 1981 when Rollei went bankrupt. They had to close the Singapore plant, and they dropped the mid range SLRs to concentrate on high end products such as the Rolleiflex SL2000F.