Rollei 100 XLC flash

I picked up this nice little flash unit from eBay last year but have only shot one test with it, a couple of quick portrait snaps (just to test that the thing worked more than anything else).

For such a small unit, measuring only 67mm(H) x 60mm(W) x 42mm(D), it's surprisingly powerful.  Using it with the Rollei 35B is interesting because the camera's hotshoe is located on its underside meaning that the light from the flash enters the shot at a bit of an unusual angle.  This isn't necessarily a bad thing and you don't have to turn the camera upside down but it can result in faces with unflattering Dracula shadows if you choose not to.  Also, from a distance there's the risk of the light hitting the floor in front of your subject rather than the subject itself.  With practice though I'm pretty sure one could get used to shooting with an underslung flash, simply by adjusting framing to suit.

I've uploaded a .pdf of the manual here.