en ar ▁taking ▁l ens ▁ ▁Rolle if lex ▁T ▁Re leased ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁this ▁camera ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁color ▁of ▁gray . ▁The ▁camera ▁was ▁most ▁successful ▁for ▁it ▁was ▁more ▁afford able ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁camera ▁had ▁a ▁ 7 5 mm ▁T ess ar ▁l ens ▁made ▁of ▁l anth an um ▁glass , ▁giving ▁higher ▁resolution ▁and ▁color ▁correction . ▁ ▁W ide ▁Rolle if lex ▁This ▁camera ▁had ▁a ▁ 5 5   mm / f 4 . 0 ▁Carl ▁Ze iss ▁Dist agon ▁taking ▁l ens . ▁The ▁introduction ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁sale ▁catalog ue ▁by ▁S othe by ' s ▁au ction ▁house ▁in ▁London ▁estimated ▁that ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 ▁such ▁cam eras ▁existed ▁at ▁that ▁date . ▁Only ▁ 3 6 0 0 ▁models ▁were ▁originally ▁produced . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁W ide ▁Rolle if lex ▁uses ▁a ▁ 5 0 mm / f 4 ▁Schne ider ▁Super - Ang ul on ▁taking ▁l ens . ▁ ▁Rolle if lex ▁SL 6 6 ▁ ▁Rol lei ' s ▁first ▁medium - format ▁SL R , ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Rolle if lex ▁SL 3 5 ▁ ▁A ▁ 3 5   mm ▁SL R ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Rolle if lex ▁mini ature ▁Re produ ctions ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁current ▁models ▁of ▁mini ature ▁Rolle if lex ▁cam eras