[rollei_list] Re: Serial No's
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:31:59 -0700
Peter,
NO, No no! The Reid (get the spelling right) did not come out 'till 1947.
The war was over in 1945.
Jerry
Peter J Nebergall wrote:
> I'm working on a WW2 novel, where the protagonists are all photographers.
> My main characters are the Englishman Eric Gilchrist, using Reed 35s,
> the German Werner Erler, using Contaxes, and the Japanese Nishiko
> tachihara (and no one has been able to tell me what Domei issued to its
> people, recognizing most of the "great ones" are postwar -- perhaps
> Kwannons?) Any Ideas?
> As my teacher was a man like this, American Lester Wilson, who used Speed
> graphics and lost a leg at Iwo Jima, I way well work in a bunch more...
> Capa shows up, as do Steichen and Duncan...
>
> If I get something pertinent up , I may post a few pages... It'll have
> to have Rollei's in it.
>
> BTW, I have a Cord Vb -- and its always been pretty good. the 75mm
> Triotar is supposed to be "trash" but I've had nice luck with it -- tho
> it is lower contrast than newer lenses. What do folks think of the
> 'Cords?
>
> Peter nebergall
>
> On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:11:14 -0700 Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> writes:
> > Peter,
> >
> > The first TLR Rolleiflex came out in 1929. The first Rolleiflex
> > called
> > the "Old Standard", came out in 1932. New Standard, 1939.
> >
> > Ref:- Evans -- Parker may differ by a few months, but who is
> > counting?
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Peter J Nebergall wrote:
> >
> > > When was the Rolleiflex Standard first commercially available?
> > Was it as
> > > early as 1919?
> > >
> > > P.J. Nebergall
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