 Having become Rollei's managing director only in March 1965, Heinrich Peesel accidentally got a first glimpse of his new employee's tiny prototype camera.Filled with enthusiasm, Peesel decided that the camera should immediately be further developed by Waaske for mass production, but, using only parts of Rollei's suppliers.Waaske's little camera was presented at photokina in 1966 as "Rollei 35", with a better lens – the Zeiss Tessar 3.5/40mm lens, a state-of-the-art CdS-exposure meter and a precision-made diaphragm shutter made by Compur, using Waaske's patented shutter design.