I was viewing the photo of the empty hall of now and comparing it with the other photos that showed it filled with equipment and workers. What a change. The then and now photos tell a story. One also gets an idea about why a new Rollei costs so much. Production must be miniscule. Doug ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:29:32 +0000 (GMT) >You are welcome, and it's also possible to compare >these photos: >then >http://www.rollei-gallery.net/itar/image-59575.html > >and now >http://www.rollei-gallery.net/e-bigler/image-95657.html > >All the best >Carlos > > --- dnygr <dnygr@xxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > >> >> Thank you both for the now and then photos. >> >> I just spent a week shooting with my Rollei. It goes >> everywhere with me. A great, great camera. >> >> Doug >> >> >> ---------- Original Message >> ---------------------------------- >> From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:08:58 +0000 (GMT) >> >> >Thanks for the very interesting report Emmanuel and >> >Dirk, it's almost incredible the old collimator >> from >> >the TLR Golden Age is still used beside the new >> >computarized machines,a good and nice bridge >> between >> >past and present; however it's sad to see this >> empty >> >sector today, >> > >> >>http://www.rollei-gallery.net/e-bigler/image-95663.html >> > >> >after to see the same sector with workers and tools >> in >> >my folder about the factory on 1959, >> > >> >http://www.rollei-gallery.net/itar/image-59574.html >> > >> >anyway Rollei is alive and producing excellent >> cameras >> >yet. >> >Good report "in situ".- >> > >> >All the best >> >Carlos >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >--- bigler@xxxxxxxx escribió: >> > >> >> Dear friends of the Rollei list >> >> >> >> Dirk-Roger Schmitt and myslef are delighted to >> >> submit you a report of >> >> a visit we made at Franke und Heidecke GmbH in >> >> Braunschweig >> >> (Brunswick), Germany in March 2006. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >__________________________________________________ >> >Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. >> >Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, >> >está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). >> >¡Probalo ya! >> >http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas >> > >> >--- >> >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 >> >> > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. >Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, >está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). >¡Probalo ya! >http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas > >--- >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