I figured it was a nomenclature issue. Marc not knowing about the 2.8A (will stick with that!) would be difficult to believe.
If you think Tenax is bad, check out ZI Ikoflex names. Jerry Laderberg wrote:
Reminds one of the ZI Tenax, then Tenax II, then Tenax I circus.----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:21 PM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: BiometarAt 11:05 PM 4/17/2008, Mike Kovacs wrote: >Mark: >>Unless you are using a different numbering system, there most definitely>was a Rolleiflex 2.8A - offered first with CZJ 80/2.8 Tessar in 1/400>Compur Rapid which was recalled and replaced with the Opton Tessar (both>1/400, later 1/500 Compur Rapid). >>Wow. To Franke & Heidekce, this was the Rolleiflex 2.8, NOT the 2.8A -- I have a bunch of literature and a box and the like and have owned some accessories, and all were just marked "2.8". The camera was marketed as the 2.8 during its lifetime, and it was then replaced by the 2.8B.In the same way, there never was a Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain: she reigned as Queen Elizabeth. Her distant relative, the current Queen, rules as Queen Elizabeth II but Good Queen Bess was just Queen Elizabeth. There never was a King Henry I or a King Richard I or a King William I or a King George I: they all lacked the numerals during their lifetimes.Of course, the Scots Nationalists are still angry about the "QE II" siigiil on Royal property and used to occasionally blow up the old Pillar Mail Boxes as a sign of protest: there never was a Queen Elizabeth I of Scotland. The first Stuart to sit on the throne of the UK was properly "James and James VI" to mark his dual crown, King James of Great Britain and King James VI of Scotland.So, yes, F&H flogged the camera you mention, but did so just as the 2.8. Describing this camera as the 2.8A only came into vogue after the appearance of the 2.8B, and it is a misappellation.Marc msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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