Rollei, like many other corporations in the 30's, were supportive of the Nazi party prior to the war. When the war was over, they resented the British occupation at first, but warmed up to them after interacting with the British for a while. I think that Rollei was embarassed over having utilized a Jewish photographer for Hitler's photo shoot as it would raise eyebrows. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marvin Wallace Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 8:43 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The History by Ian Parker Jeffrey, Embarrassing, from whose perspective, the Nazis or Mr. Kahn's? Also who was supportive of the Nazi party? Please clarify. -----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:25 AM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The History by Ian Parker No, it wasn't a matter of F&H turning him in. Soon after the incident he disappeared with other Jews to a concentration camp. I think the embarrasing part was probably inadvertently involving a Jewish photographer in the picture shoot after being supportive of the Nazi party. I also wonder if the Theodore/Rolleiflex T incident really resulted in the man being fired or if his sudden departure was unrelated. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlos Manuel Freaza Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 7:58 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The History by Ian Parker Prochnow tells that story maybe a bit different, he mentions Ian Parker's book "Rollei TLR-The history". F&H was working on the 9x9 third protoype, they did only fourteen of these prototypes from hand-made parts. The first prototype went to the photographer Salomon Kahn who used it to photograph Adolf Hitler. Kahn exhibited these photographs taken with the 9x9 prototype successfully, however the photographs started to disappear when it became known that Kahn was a jew, he soon died in a concentration camp, but it was a Gestapo action, it was not F&H action. F&H began to develop larger format cameras on 1930 before the nazi era with the 7x9 prototype.- All the best Carlos --- Jeffery Smith <jls@xxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > Rollei TLR: The History : The Complete Book on the > Origins of Twin-Lens > Photography > by Ian Parker > > The black eye: When Rollei was working on the > prototypes for a 9x9 studio > camera, a rather pro-Nazi Rolleiflex had a > professional photographer take > Hitler's portrait with one of them for use in > creating some postage stamps > wit the Fuhrer's likeness. When it was discovered > that the photographer was > Jewish, everyone panicked, the photographer was > later carted off, and the > studio camera project was scuttled. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Nygren > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 4:56 PM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The History > by Ian Parker > > > Thank you for the overview. What is the name of the > book and the > author's full name? > > What was the black eye? > Doug > > > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 1:25 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > It's a history of how Rollei got started up at the > turn of the 20th > > century > > by Franke & Heidecke, their initial product line > (stereo cameras) and > > then > > the subsequent history of their TLRs (through both > wars). It's a fairly > > quick read, but gives you some sort of insight > into how large the > > company > > grew, when it reached its pinnacle, and how the > SLR ultimately brought > > it > > down. A nice overview of the company's history > with only one > > unfortunately > > "black eye" that occurred around WWII. > > > > Jeffery Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > http://www.400tx.com > > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Douglas Nygren > > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:16 PM > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - The > History by Ian Parker > > > > > > Jeffrey: I don't know this book. Tell me more > about it, please. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Doug > > > > > > On Sep 4, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >> I just finished reading Ian Parker's book (for > the second time...I > >> was a Rollei neophyte the first time I read it). > I noticed this > >> morning that there > >> are two copies of it for sale on e**y. If you > live and breathe Rollei, > >> it's > >> a good read. > >> > >> Jeffery Smith > >> New Orleans, LA > >> http://www.400tx.com > >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > >> > >> > >> --- > >> 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 > > > > > > > > --- > > 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 > > > > --- > 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 === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Preguntá. 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