[rollei_list] Re: AW: Re: Rollei Singapore
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 22:37:42 -0300
Dirk:
Claus Prochnow's book "Rollei 35 , a Camera History" (Rollei
35, Eine Kamera Geschichte) has several photographs about the Rollei
facilities at Singapore and the production lines, this is one of the
few differences regarding the Rollei 35 in the Report 3, Report 3 does
not have these photographs, the other difference is color photographs,
the Rollei 35 camera history book has several color photos about the
cameras. They were big and very modern bulidings, the rented ones and
the Rollei builidings. It's difficult to find photographs about Rollei
Singapore plants in the Web. I could see photographs about the Chai
Chee Technopark today, some buildings look very similar to the Rollei
ones, but the images angles are different regarding the book and the
surrounding area has some changes too, and then I'm not 100% sure if
they are the same buildings.
Anyway, I have added to my Rollei SL 35 system blog a photograph, from
a Rollei brochure, about the Rollei Singapore main plant first stage
on Chai Chee Road on March 1973, a larger area was still under
construction at the time. It's the _last photograph_ in the blog,
click on the thumbnail for a larger image:
http://rolleiflexsl35system.blogspot.com.ar/2011/06/rolleiflex-sl-35-system.html
Carlos
2013/9/27 <Dirk-Roger.Schmitt@xxxxxx>:
> Thanks,
>
> that helps.
> Are there any photographs?
>
> There is very few photographic material to be found from that time.
>
> Dirk
>
>
> Dirk-Roger Schmitt
>
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> Hello Dirk:
> The former main Rollei factory (Rollei being the
> owner) was at the Chai Chee neighbourhood, on the Chai Chee Road, within
> Bedok New Town in Singapore, it was where the Chai Chee Technopark is today,
> however Rollei 35 and Rollei B35 production started in a rented building at
> Alexandra Road 315 in Singapore.
>
> This is a Singapore map, you can see a marked area for Chai Chee,you can also
> see the Chai Chee Technopark within this area, this is the exact site for the
> former Rollei main factory:
> http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_main.php?zonename=Chai+Chee
>
> A closer view:
> http://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/technopark-chai-chee/750-chai-chee-road-469000/8963_75674.html
>
> This a Chai Chee article in Wiki-Pedia where Rollei and Varta factories are
> mentioned:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Chee
>
> I have seen some Chai Chee Technopark current photographs, I think the Rollei
> buildings are still there, with a few modifications perhaps, but I'm not 100%
> sure about it, anyway that is the Rollei historical site.
> Rollei manufactured cameras, shutters and lenses at Chai Chee; lenses
> manufacture started in a rented building at Indus Road, but when Rollei
> completed the main facilities at Chai Chee Road, Rollei Optical Co moved
> there too.
>
>
> The Alu- Guss or Rolle Alu-Druckgusswerk had a separated new building at
> Singapore outskirts due to Singapore's environmental laws, in the city's
> Jurong district. It was a smaller plant than the main factory BTW.
>
> I hope this helps
>
> Carlos
>
> 2013/9/27 <Dirk-Roger.Schmitt@xxxxxx>:
>> Hello,
>>
>> a colleague of mine is going to visit Singapore.
>>
>> Is there any place to which I can send him for a search about Rollei's
>> history there?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
>> Dirk-Roger Schmitt
>>
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