Rollei QZ 35T 35mm Camera Review

Short introductory review to Rollei QZ 35T 35mm rangefinder camera designed by Frederick Porsche in the late 1990's. Camera was produced in Korea, but with German made lens. Excellent sharpness, decent AF, fully manual or fully automatic, and everything in between. Bracketing, 1/8000 sec. speed, 1.6 FPS burst, and some other features make this a very interesting choice.

[@haiku8272]

Hello, great review! I have found a QZ35T and it is fantastic! Just the lens cap/remote control is missing. Is there any possibility to use another aftermarket Ir-remote control?

[@randallstewart175]

To each his own, but IMO sort of ugly. Body by Samsung. Lens by ???, maybe by Rollei., but more likely by Schneider. Bucking the probabilities, it came together as a very workable, high quality 35mm automatic camera, offering full automation of everything, or allowing any part of the process to be manual. Pretty sure the same two models were rebranded and sold identically by someone else at the same time. Who??? Biggest problem for sales? The price. It was very expensive. Rollei's contribution to this group-think project seems to have been its brand name and enforcement of quality control over those who actually made the camera. Current value? So few sold on ebay that there is no good sales reference. New in box ones offered around $1,200 - $1,300. Seems silly, but it still beats the crap out of Contax T2 or T3.

[@stevantontichphotographyvi9358]

Thanks for sharing. This was one of my first 35mm cameras when I went back to film, several years ago. Looking back on it now, I do think it is a little clunky, heavy, and over-priced. The lens was good - who ever made it - I have taken some really nice shots with it. I applaud the exploration of new ideas in design - they went where others did not go - and the esthetics? - they were definitely from that period. I leave my videos up for people who are still interested in reviewing / looking at one, or may have one - it helps, especially with a camera like this one - which has little on it elsewhere on the internet.

[@pradheep88]

@@stevantontichphotographyvi9358 Varigon is made by Schneider optics.

[@pradheep88]

Even Contax cameras were reasonable price too until people saw celebrities using it. I use to own Leica CM and price range is around Contax T3. I did pay premium price for it but I did sell it same price I purchased for. People don't understand when it fails they have 2k plus brick just laying around.