[rollei_list] Re: Serial No's
- From: Nick Roberts <nickbroberts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:47:37 +0100 (BST)
Nicely put, Jerry - that just about explains it all.
Thanks.
Nick
--- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nick,
>
> The truth is that the Ektra was OVER designed, but
> UNDER engineered,
> which is the opposite of the Reid. (Why do I always
> try to spell it the
> German way, Ried?) My spellcheck corrects me.
>
> Jerry
>
> Nick Roberts wrote:
>
> > --- Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 8:21 AM
> > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Serial No's
> > >
> > >
> > > > Nick,
> > > >
> > > > The Bantam Special and it's Ektar came out in
> > > 1936. The
> > > > Kodak Ektra came out in 1941, but was shown at
> the
> > > NY
> > > > Worlds Fair in 1940. When my father picked up
> the
> > > demo
> > > > camera at the Kodak Pavilion, he quickly put
> it
> > > down with
> > > > a muted "ach!". It was a left handed camera,
> > > designed by
> > > > a southpaw. Vastly over designed, but with
> > > terrible
> > > > ergonomics.
> > > > He bought the Super Kodak Six-20, instead.
> > > >
> > > > Jerry
> > >
> > > The Ektra is a strange camera. Its ergonomics
> are
> > >
> > > certainly odd, something I've found is common on
> > > Kodak
> > > cameras. It had a lot of good features:
> > > interchangible
> > > backs, outstanding lenses, an excellent
> rangefinder
> > > and
> > > automatic parallax correction for the
> viewfinder.
> > > I've also
> > > been told by those who worked on them that the
> > > shutter
> > > mechanism was not reliable.
> > > Its difficult to know what would have
> happened to
> > > the
> > > Ektra if it had been marketed at a different
> time.
> > > As it was
> > > it came out just before the outbreak of WW-2 and
> was
> > >
> > > discontinued shortly after being announced. It
> was
> > > also
> > > expensive. It would be interesting to know more
> > > about how
> > > the Ektra came into existence.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Richard Knoppow
> > > Los Angeles, CA, USA
> > > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> >
> > Exactly. I'm aware of these general facts - I
> first
> > becane aware of the camera after buying a copy of
> a
> > Focal book called "35mm" - a wartime (to us in the
> UK,
> > anyway!) book listing 3 major system rangefinders
> -
> > Leica, Contax and Extra. It's clear that Kodak
> were
> > onto something, but the shutter problems, price
> and
> > probably the end of the war put paid to it - well,
> > that's my speculation, I would be interested in
> the
> > truth.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> >
>
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