The Rollop II camera was manufactured by the Plaubel Company of Frankfurt Germany in circa 1935. The Rollop II was similar to the original Rollop camera except that it featured a featured a 3-inch Anticomar f2.8 lens automatically coupled to Telemeter built-in rangefinder. The lens was mounted on a Rapid Compur shutter providing speeds up to 1/400th of a second. The camera was capable of capturing sixteen exposures 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 inch size on regular 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch eight exposure roll film. It sold for approximately $80 in 1938.

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