That's great! So what would these prices look like today?
Elias
On Oct 12, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
I have uploaded to the web the 1954 Burleigh Brooks Inc. (official F&H distributor for USA). As Richard commented, the prices difference between Rolleicord and Rolleiflex models were significant and this was the reason the Rolleiflex Standard Neu was manufactured on 1939 and the Rolleiflex T from 1958, the purpose was to fill the price jump between Rolleicord and Rolleiflex with an intermediate model:
http://silveremulsion.blogspot.com/
All the best Carlos
--- Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
Yes Richard, however German and American economies were and are different. Prochnow gives the prices for Germany on 1950 for the III and on 1953 for the Rolleicord IV in German Marks; I only have the official Burleigh Brooks Inc. retail prices for USA in dollars on 1954 for the Rolleicord IV and my reasoning is simple, if Jim had a Rolleicord III he bought on 1952 costing $149.50 and a Rolleicord IV Xenar lens costed $149.50 on 1954, Jim's Rolleicord III could have a Xenar lens. According a new Jim's message he is not sure if the camera was a Rolleicord III or IV because he doesn't remember the exact year he bought the camera, and then it's difficult to know the model without the camera serial number really.-
All the best Carlos --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Manuel Freaza"ITo: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:59 PM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Limit of Rolleicord Triotar, prices
Richard K. wrote a good point, the camera price.Ihave an original 1954 list price from BurleighBrooksInc.,10 West 46th Street New York 36, N.Y, thatthebought from Craig cameras because it contains2.8Ctheprices, if your camera costed 149.50$, this isXenarexact price for the 1954 Rolleicord IV withlenswasand ever ready case, and then it's almost sureyourcamera was a Rolleicord III with Xenar lens andeverready case, a Rolleicord III with Triotar lensregardingcheaper clearly. In other words, if your 1952 Rolleicord III camera had identical pricethe newer Rolleicord IV with Xenar lenses, your Rolleicord III had Xenar lenses too.-
All the best Carlos
onesRemember that at the time price fixing of products was legal and common. Discounts were often given by dealers but could not be advertised. Prochnow gives prices in DM for the time the cameras were released. While converting these prices to U.S.can not be done directly the _ratio_ is interesting.
Model III Triotar DM 248 Model III Xenar DM 268 MOdel IV Xenar DM 338
For comparison, the prices he gives for the Rolleiflex 3.5A (Automat MX) in the same period are:
Jena Tessar or Opton Tessar DM 510 Xenar DM 490
--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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