[rollei_list] Rolleiflex 2.8F "Aurum- Platin"

  • From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:47:08 -0300

The main authors about Rollei TLR cameras agree that the last model
for the Rolleiflex 2.8F was the special edition "Platin", 500 units
manufactured from 1984 to 1985, each camera costed like a brand new
car because the galvanized platin covering for some metal parts was
very expensive and the fact Carl Zeiss and Gossen needed to rebuild
the tooling and to train workers to make the lenses and the
lightmeters for the TLR again was very expensive too, Rollei had used
the stock Xenotar lenses and lightmeters saved from the bankruptcy
sales in the previous 2.8F "Aurum" special edition. Rollei Fototechnic
feared they couldn't sell the Platin due to the high price, however
they sell the 500 units in short time according Prochnow, Rollei
distributors in Asia bought a significant number of 2.8F Platin
cameras.

The point is that there is now in eBay a never used 2.8F camera called
" 2.8F 60 Jahre 1929 -1989 Aurum-Platin Edition" made to celebrate the
TLR 60 years in 1989, this special edition is not mentioned in my
books, but the explanation seems to be easy, the camera is a regular
2.8F Platin, only the platin or silver plates (Rolleiflex name, serial
number on a lateral panel and series name on the camera back) were
replaced using golden plates and then it received the name "Aurum-
Platin", I compared the Planar serial number between a regular Platin
and this camera and the serial number for the "1989" 2.8F is lower
than the regular Platin Planar serial number but they are  close, it
means (very probably) both lenses are from the same batch, the 1989
camera is a 1984/85 Platin (Planar Nr 6886689 for the "Aurum-Platin",
Planar Nr 6886833 for a regular "Plaitn"), the "Aurum-Platin" comes
from Hong- Kong, I guess some of the Rollei distributors that bought
the Platin launched this slight aesthetically modified edition in 1989
with the factory support, Rollei official model to celebrate the TLR
60 years in 1989 was the Rolleiflex 2.8 GX "60 Jahre" special Edition
(1500 units).
The 2.8F Aurum- Platin:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rollei-Rolleiflex-2-8F-60-Jahre-1929-1989-Platin-Aurum-Edition-77-99-NEW-IN-BOX-/180983570612?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item2a237620b4
or item 180983570612

A regular 2.8F Platin to compare:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LNIB-Rollei-Rolleiflex-2-8F-TLR-w-Planar-80mm-f-2-8-Platin-Edition-JP11635-/251129299824?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item3a78790370
 or item 251129299824

Carlos
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