[rollei_list] Re: ADMIN: Tone of Posts
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:16:47 -0700
OK Marc, one last thing though. Here is what was stated for the record. Note
there is not a reference to my saying 1981 followed 1955.
"> Hasselblad had ZERO interest in a TLR. That is a dream created by Rollei
> somewhere. Prochnow was daydreaming about that one. Victor used that
threat
> as a means to convince Heidecke not to build an SLR. Heidecke took the
bait
> and Rollei eventually failed. "
My point was the SLR was ignored by Rollei until the mid 60s. Because of
this sales dropped, the owning families sold their shares, etc. Whether this
contributed to the eventual failure in 1981 we will never know. All ancient
history. But I do say they missed the boat. The ignored the market until it
was too late. The vast majority of wedding and commercial pros were using
Hasselblads including NASA years before the SL66 debuted. So even though the
SL66 made sales they did not exactly take market share from Hasselblad and
Mamiya was doing well in the 60s as most wedding photographers were using a
Hassy or Mamiya. Had Rollei embraced the SLR in the 50s when they pretty
much dominated the market things may have been different, but Hasselblad was
smart and it is my opinion that those at Rollei were not.
At this point I will leave this thread alone as you ask.
Cheers,
Peter K
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> At 02:36 PM 4/12/2010, Peter K. wrote:
>
>> I never said 1981 followed 1955. Please read my posts before you say
>> something like this.
>>
>>
> Peter
>
> I have read everything you have posted. You have consistently stated that
> the actions taken in 1955 were the central cause of the Rollei Foto-Technik
> bankruptcy in 1981. You might want to re-read your own posts.
>
> Let us give this thread a rest.
>
>
> Marc James Small
> Rollei List Owner
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> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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