[rollei_list] Re: Twin Lens Reflex manufacturer????
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:16:16 -0300
2012/9/27 John Wild <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Thank you Carlos, but I am going to disagree with you too ;-)
>
> The Minolta has a very bold name plate with a curved bottom; a silver ring
> to both taking and viewing lens; the lenses are too close together and the
> silver border to the sports finder is set further into the centre of the
> hood than in the photo of Pedro Guerrero.
>
> Although I am not convinced, when I looked through Rollei Report 1 yesterday
> and a possible solution may be the Rolleicord II third model on page 9-244 -
> PR 098...
>
> The lenses are quite far apart; the shutter is housed in a black cover; the
> F&H inscription between the lenses may appear as the narrow light marking in
> the photo; the viewfinder lens has no bayonet but the taking lens does and
> by close inspection of the photo, three protrusions are faintly visible
> around the taking lens. The Rolleicord name plate has a slight curve on the
> bottom and there may be a slight curve in the photo, although it does look
> straight. The sports finder outline is close to the edge of the hood.
>
> There are so many TLR cameras and with evolving modifications to each
> variant, it may be impossible to identify this camera from this low quality
> photo.
>
> I am guessing that the silver attachment on the side of the camera is a
> Synchronizer - Graflex or similar - for a handle mounted bulb flash.
>
> Any other suggestions? ;-)
John, after to write my previous opinion I enlarged the image and
realized I was wrong, the camera is not a Minoltaflex. Through the
enlargement I could see some detail for the ever ready case and there
is not doubt it is a pre '50s Rollei ERC; in fact the ERC flip shadow
confused me about the viewfinder cover external frame (or sports
finder) width, it looked wider than for the Rolleicord but it was only
the shadow. I agree with you, it really looks a Rolleicord II with
bayonet for the taking lens only, PR 098, it has a device for the
flash. The Pedro Guerrero and Frank Lloyd Wright photograph is from
1949 according the Guerrero's official website, the PR 098 model was
manufactured from 1938 to 1939.
Carlos
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