[rollei_list] Re: T body
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:11:49 -0700
Robert,
Your belief is in error. There were a number of Ts made with Xenars,
probably
for Les Clark :-)
Jerry
Robert Meier wrote:
> I believe the T only came with the Tessar that had been newly
> redesigned specifically for the T.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter K.
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:58 AM
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: T body
> Hi Douglas, The T was something of a stripped down Rollei F
> that basically targeted the same market as the earlier
> Rolleicord. The T was named for Theodore Uhl, a choice of
> names that allegedly got him fired when management at Rollei
> found out he named the camera after himself.I have a Rollei
> T and it is among my favorites. What it lacks is 220
> capability and multiple exposure. But 220 and Multi-exposure
> were more for pros, and this camera was designed for the
> amateur and advanced amateur market. The T came with a Zeiss
> Tessar or Schneider Xenar F3.5 taking lens. It was lighter
> that the standard Rollei F and had the ability to use a 6 x
> 4.5cm adapter (an adapter the more expensive models could
> not use). Like the F it could use the Rolleikin for 35mm
> film, and had a removable hood, so you could use a prism in
> place of the Waist Level Finder.As someone already pointed
> out, the F TLRs of the 60s and 70s were different bodies
> than the T. The newer FX and GX bodies are based on the T as
> the tooling for the previous Fs was not available.
> Personally, it is my opinion that this was smarter idea
> since it was less costly to use a T chassis. Rest assured
> someone will disagree with me here and tell me I am wrong
> even though I state this is just an opinion. ;-) Peter K
> On 6/13/06, Douglas Nygren <dnygr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have a Rollei and have not paid much attention
> to bodies, etc. It
> performs well.
>
> What is a T body? An F body? The GX, FX are recent
> vintage cameras,
> right?
>
> Doug
>
>
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