[rollei_list] Re: Rolleimot
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:53:06 -0400
At 10:54 AM 4/10/2010, Peter K. wrote:
From what I have read, Heidecke did not lose
interest. He was talked out of the idea of
producing an SLR by the management of Rollei.
These were the same geniuses who talked him out
of putting the interchangeable lens TLR that he
developed into production. They were
comfortable and making money so they did not want to change.
If you think about it, these idiot managers
thought the Rolliemot was OK to develop but not
an SLR? Talk about stupidity. The Rolliemot is
odd or maybe useless but it was what I would
call the Edsel of accessories. I am sure there
are odd accessories things developed by other
cameras makers throughout the years. Even Leica
(are they still in business these days?)
Not only is your language a tad intemperate, but
your historical facts are in error, and you are
running developments from 1955 into developments
from 1963 as if they happened at the same time.
The interchangeable lens TLR was a clunker and it
was wise that they avoided producing it. It
would have turned a svelte masterpiece into the
sort of overweight disaster Mamiya produced.
Franke and Heidecke WERE the management at the
time the decision to table the SLR. Blame one,
blame the other, but there just is no one out around to blame!
And in the 1950's and early 1960's, F&H sales
were substantial and solid. Very few of us can
see the future, and I really cannot fault F&H for
anything other than the Rolleimagic.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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