I went through a phase a few months ago when I bought several film cameras at auction. I’ve tested every one and found some keepers (Olympus XA) and duds (Yashica Electro 35). The Rollei 35 I picked up is a sweet camera. It has a retractable lens, zone focusing, and manual exposure control. The build quality is excellent. Mine was made in Singapore (others are German-made).
The lens is clear, and almost everything works as it should. The only question mark is the meter, which works intermittently. I’d keep the Rollei and use an external light meter, but I’m not fond of the 40mm lens. So it’s on eBay.
Here’s a test shot using Kodak Gold 400.
