This is the complete answer that I obtained from Mr. Prochnow almost two years ago, I found this message in the Digistar Rollei files, I only add that the page 16-376 referred by Prochnow has the same text regarding the text quoted by Peter yesterday from the 75th anniversary book, and then for this message Prochnow explains his words meaning exactly: "From: Carlos Manuel Freaza (cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx) Date: Wed Feb 18 2004 - 17:44:54 EST I received Report 2 last week, new corrected edition 2001, then I asked Prochnow some questions, here answers and questions: " Dear Mr. Freaza. To your questions: 1. Perhaps ir is a Rolleiflex E3 or a F with a taken out meter. 2. See page 16-376 first paragraph. The lens could be manufactured more easily and more cheaply with a lens more at constant quality. 3. It is true. 4. Thank you very much. Regards Claus Prochnow -- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Claus Prochnow" <prochnow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:18 PM Subject: Report 2 Überarbeitete, Hans Logé, F without lightmeter... > Dear Herr Prochnow: > ... I have some doubts, I'd like > ask you the following questions: > 1)16-379,381,383,385: You don't mention to F without > lightmeter (ohne Belichtungsmesser), however I think > this camera exists because I know persons saying they > own one, Is this correct?.- > > 2)16-376: I'd like know, if possible, more details > about the reasons F&H or CZ and SK added one element > (ein linse) to Xenotar and Planar 3.5/75.- > > 3)23-455:I read in Peter Geisler's book on the Walter > Voss-Diax camera (page 107) that Hans Logé did a great > job for the Rolleimeter development, also he built a > Stereo camera prototype joining two Rolleiflex TLR > bodies, and a Rolleimarin for the camera, is it > true?..... > Best regards > Carlos Manuel Freaza..." "BTW, the E3 isn't a F without meter, the meter for the E3 is identical to T meter. Also it's interesting to note that Richard Knoppow wrote that the reason for the 6th element was economics.- All the best Carlos" ___________________________________________________________ 1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam Correo Yahoo!, el mejor correo web del mundo http://correo.yahoo.com.ar --- 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