Maybe old news, but I've just seen this

[Stu :)]

http://www.rollei.de/en/produkte/produkt_detail.cfm?id=3635&name=Classic_Cameras

Good gwad!
...and it's auto-focus, Walker Evans must have flipped in his grave.

Stu :)

[Pherdinand]

Yeah... it is a bit old, but thanks anyway:)

[oftheherd]

First I had seen it also. Do they have at least a 4 meg version and will the retrofit older rolleiflexes? :D

[Pherdinand]

It can't retrofit anything so far, since it's very very small.

[RML]

Isn't there also a 3mp digital mini Leica M made by Minox or such?

[Pherdinand]

i'm not sure that's digital, Remy. At least, i've seen Rolleiflex, Hasselblad and Leica miniatures mad by Minox, going with that miniature film.

[RML]

Originally posted by Pherdinand
i'm not sure that's digital, Remy. At least, i've seen Rolleiflex, Hasselblad and Leica miniatures mad by Minox, going with that miniature film.

Ah. I must have assumed it was digital as I remember having seen a digital mini TLR somewhere, probably by Minox. Sorry if I caused nay confusion. :)

[Natalia]

Anyone actually tried one of those Minox Leicas?

Like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=709&item=3866205632&rd=1

[Doug]

Yeah, some of these miniatures that have been around a few years take regular Minox 9.5mm film. The linked Rollei though is a 3.1mp digital, though the specs also say it's 2mp, and 1760x1760 pixels which is 3mp. Maybe there was a previous 2mp version, now superceded. Also odd is that the "auto focus" lens is "fixed focus":
• Lens: Fixed focus, 5-elements 8.5 mm, F2.8
• Focus range: Autofocus, 0.7 m to ?

Seems to me that they're cute, but performance is lower than you'd expect for the price.

[Stu :)]

I'm guessing those digital Rolleis are something fun for the die-hard Rollei fan. Just like the Minox is for Leica fans.

I almost bought a Minox Leica from Adorama last year when they had a clear out. The only thing that stopped me was the cost of the developing reel for my Patterson tank.

Stu :)