Rollei 35 LED. ( made in Singapore ) 1978. Black.

Rollei 35 LED. ( made in Singapore )  1978. Black

Without its own development department , Rollei Singapore production facility asked Rollei Germany for permission to make a resigned of the Rollei B35. The uncoupled selenium meter was replaced by a new electronically coupled light meter , using variable resistors for transferring the aperture and shutter settings to the light meter. The new designation Rollei 35 LED resulted from the 3 light emitting diodes in the viewfinder which indicated overexposure, correct exposure and underexposure. In January 1978 preproduction started . But the first models suffered from clumsy design of the power switch  which activated the light meter permanently. If the user forgot to switch of , the battery was drained in 15 hours . Further more the PX625 battery could  be inserted the wrong way causing damaged electronics. From August on wards   an improved model was made where the light meter was only activated when the release button is depressed slightly .

Specifications :

Lens : Triotar  40mm F3.5

Optical construction: 3 elements in 3 groups.

Angle of view: 55°

Aperture : f/3.5 to F22

Closest focusing distance : 0.9 to infinity

Shutter :  Compur, speeds. B,  1/30 ,  1/60 , 1/125, 1/250 and 1/500 sec

Light meter: LED  3 diodes

Filter size: 24mm.

Dimensions: 98 x 67 x 45mm with closet in lens.

Weight : 265 gram.