[rollei_list] Re: Decline of Rollieflex/Film
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:02:46 -0300
Marc, you are 100% right on the point and to enlarge my Prochnow
previous quote, he writes in the Rollei Report 1: "... the late
fifties brought _recessionary_ developments to Rollei's door, due to
the _Japanese assault to the world market_. Dr. Heidecke understood
that the success of the Rolleiflex and the expiration of previously
insurmountable patents inspired the Japanese to copy his products. But
he also took the trend to copy him as acompliment. Apart from 100%
clones of individual components, new designs were created that neither
looked nor worked like Rollei cameras, but sold for much less..."
(Report 1, page 1-35). There is no a minimal word about Hasselblad
competition.
Carlos
2010/3/25 Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> At 05:41 PM 3/25/2010, Austin Franklin wrote:
>
>>I never said Hasselblad was the cause. I simply refuted Carlos's claim
>> that
>>Hasselblad didn't contribute to it...and you now say you agree with me.
>>Well, then, we need not continue arguing that point, eh? We could continue
>>about the 1600/1000...but I do suggest you do a bit more research about
>>those before we continue ;-)
>
> First. most of you guys seem to view me as the Drill Sergeant of this List.
> I am not. (In honesty, I am very retired Lieutenant Colonel of the List
> ... ) To shock a lot of the folks here, Austin and I are CLOSE to
> agreeing.
>
> The years are significant. I can find no evidence that Hasselblad impacted
> on Franke & Heidecke (WHY did these firms have such improbable and oddball
> names? Leitz or Zeiss Ikon or Robot. Zheezh!) up to the introduction of
> the 500C. After that point, the F&H sales were bound to slip in light of
> the Japanese assault. F&H was going to die in any event, as it had never
> really established a home market. (Carlos: help me out here, or dissent!
> You knew Prochnow, after all!)
>
> Second, what more research do I need to do? I have owned over the years a
> number of 1000F and 1600F cameras. I sent the numbers to Rick Nordin,
> Austin, and I believe that your received a copy.
>
> Marc
>
>
> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
>
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