[rollei_list] Re: Rolleimot
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:54:47 -0400
At 02:47 PM 4/8/2010, Peter K. wrote:
The reason I am silent is that I work and
travel. Do not always check this list. So I will
say that I was perhaps wrong to call the
Rolleimot a pig. The Rolleimot apparently had a
"unique market" as you note. What market?
Apparently no one really knows, but it must have
been useful somewhere. You would need a long
electric cord and a long remote cord, so go figure where this was applicable.
As to Herr Prochnow. He was a nice man. I too
corresponded with him, but would not call myself
an expert because of that. Not sure why he did
not return your emails, or those of Bob Shell.
But he was quite accessible prior to his passing
and I did write him on a number of occasions and received responses.
Peter
The Rolleimot was developed for technical
applications in dangerous areas. Seems pretty
clear to the rest of us. What problem do you have with this possibility?
I only obtained an e-mail address for Prochnow
several months before his death, and I suppose
that is why he never replied to my missives. No
problem. Bob Shell wrote him at length by
snail-mail a few times about eight or nine years
back and never got a response. For all I know,
the letters were lost in the mail.
I was not complaining about my lack of direct
contact with Prochnow: I was simply noting that
Carlos had a vibrant and rich exchange with
Prochnow for many years, and I did not. And I
now know that you had contact as well. As you
properly note, there are only 24 hours a day, and
all of us fail to push things with sufficient
vigor until the time for doing so is past. I
still have a dozen lens serial numbers to send
Charlie Barringer -- and it is too late now to do
this. I should have done it three weeks ago,
when it might have made a difference, but I just could not find the Round Tuit.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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