[rollei_list] Re: ADMIN: Tone of Posts
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:49:35 -0300
Peter, your opinions have a complete lack of coherence, in 2005 you
wrote that Hasselblad and Heidecke meeting perhaps had nothing to do
with business and that there was not evidence about the agreement:
> De: Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
> Asunto: [rolleiusers] OT: Heidecke meets Hasselblad meeting
> Para: rolleiusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fecha: domingo, 11 de septiembre de 2005, 16:53
> Maybe it was a business meeting. The
> reason for which we can only "speculate." Perhaps Victor and
> Reinhold met to discuss birding? Perhaps they were BOTH into
> bird watching. I for one am not familiar with Rheinhold's
> hobbies. Perhaps they were considering merging the
> companies? Or to discuss the best ways to get a better price
> on Planar and Schneider lenses if the two companies combined
> their orders. Again, all we can do is speculate.
>
> Peter K
But now you are saying that Hasselblad convinced Heidecke about the
Rollei SLR no production during that meeting, I think these changes of
opinions are not the best samples for your positions.
Carlos
2010/4/12 Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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