Rollei QZ cameras

The Rollei QZ 35W and 35T are luxury titanium-clad point and shoot cameras that were produced by Rollei starting from 1997; they are equipped with a high-quality Rollei VarioApogon lens and body to compete with similar premium compact cameras produced during the Japanese bubble-economy era, including the Contax T line, Konica Hexar, Leica minilux, Nikon 28Ti/35Ti, Minolta TC-1, and Ricoh GR series.

"[2] The optical diagrams[8]: 50  bear similarities to a wide-angle zoom lens patent filed in 1994 by Hae-Jin Lee and assigned to Samsung Aerospace Industries, Ltd.; that patent describes a slower, 11-element/8-group lens with greater zoom range, with focal length varying from 29~87 mm and a maximum aperture of f/3.8~10.25.

[9] Those specifications more closely match the lens fitted to the Rollei Prego 90 and Samsung Slim Zoom 290G.

There are three control dials on the camera: aperture (coaxial with lens), shutter speed (right side, top deck), and focusing distance (left side, top deck).

[2] There is also a recessed button labeled "ABC" near the shutter release on the top deck, along with an LCD monitor providing status and current settings, including film speed and focal length.