I understand that Furtwängler defended the Jews in his orchestra. Leica
did the same. If Rollei fell for all the Übermesnch stuff, shame on
them. There is some justice, then, that an inferior design,
Hasselblad's, dislodged them after the war. Yes, the SLR took its toll,
but when the dust cleared from that Hasselblad was still on its feet.
It had interchangeable lenses, but interchangeable lenses that could
lead to the camera jamming. I have always preferred the Rollei TLR
because it has been so dependable and simple to use. The H is hell in
comparion. That's an opinion and I understand others may differ. They
may be right. I simply prefer the Rollei. But it is sad news to learn
of its management's tainted past.
Best--Doug
On Sep 4, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
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/
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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 theturn of the 20th(stereo cameras) andcentury by Franke & Heidecke, their initial product linewars). It's a fairlythen the subsequent history of their TLRs (through bothquick read, but gives you some sort of insightinto how large theSLR ultimately broughtcompany grew, when it reached its pinnacle, and how thewith only oneit down. A nice overview of the company's historyBehalf Of Douglas Nygrenunfortunately "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] OnHistory by Ian ParkerSent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:16 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei TLR - Theabout it, please.
Jeffrey: I don't know this book. Tell me morethe second time...I
Thanks,
Doug
On Sep 4, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
I just finished reading Ian Parker's book (forI noticed thiswas a Rollei neophyte the first time I read it).live and breathe Rollei,morning that there are two copies of it for sale on e**y. If youwith 'subscribe' init's a good read.
Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/
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