[rollei_list] Re: (2008-08) Clarifications about Rollei, F & H, who does what, who owns what ?
- From: Dirk-Roger Schmitt <Dirk-Roger.Schmitt@xxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:19:21 +0200
Emmanuel,
I also not not know more than that.
But that seems it to be in the moment.
Regards
Dirk
At 13:58 20.08.2008, you wrote:
Clarifications about Rollei, F & H, who does what, who owns what ?
Hi Ruggers
Theg sad news about Claus prochnow's death (July 2008) triggered
some questions for myself about the current state of brands &
companies Rollei GmbH, Franke & Heidecke, Rolleimetric, etc... so
I'd like this group to help me clarifying a somewhat complex
business situation.
My sources so far : I read through an Internet search those
informations posted here,
In English :
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1018&message=28348165
In German : http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/Rollei-tranchiert
a somewhat crude automatic translation might help :
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photoscala.de%2FArtikel%2FRollei-tranchiert&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en
So, if I understand well, this is what I submit to the group for
criticizing and trying to make a clear and updated summary of the
situation (if Dirk-Roger from Braunschweig is reading this, please
correct me !):
As of summer 2008 :
- Rollei GmbH Berlin no longer exists... in Berlin, however a
certain Rollei GmbH company, for which the web site is almost empty,
http://www.rollei.de
is hosted in Braunschweig in the historical factory seems to exist
and to be in charge of licensing the Rollei brand names as well as
being the owner of the Rollei estate at 196, Salzdahlumer Str., Braunschweig.
- a company named Rolleimetric is also hosted at the same place and
continues the business of sepcialised cameras for photogremmetry
http://www.rolleimetric.de/
- and of course F&H continues exist, they are supposed to rent the
space at Salzdahlumer Str. and pay royalties to use the brand Rollei
http://www.franke-heidecke.net/
- a certain company RCP Technik in Hamburg markets Rollei-branded
consumer cameras.
http://www.rcp-technik.com/typo3/index.php?id=rolleihome1&no_cache=1
- and last but not least, MACO sells Rollei-branded film... neither
made by Rollei (nor by MACO, but this is still unclear) http://www.mahn.net/
On this last point I have started to try in a public discussion (in
French) ...
http://www.galerie-photo.info/forum/read.php?f=1&i=72907&t=72907
... the discussion is aimed at extracting public, reliable
information from a French distributor of Rollei-MACO films in order
to know who makes MACO-branded film, and where they come from. Until
now the origin of the Maco- (or Rollei-) branded films was not
officially disclosed, for the frist time an interesting film
marketed under the brand Rollei Superpan 200 is clearly identified
by MACO as being Agfa aerial film with no secret ! Yes, there was
little doubt about the Rollei Slide Direct film being Agfa film, but
if the origin of the film for all MACO-ROLLEI products was clearly
stated, I thing most of us would really appreciate !!
So Rollei / F&H friends, please help me understanding the intricated
situation of Rollei / F&H brands & companies as of summer 2008 !!
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