[rollei_list] Re: Twin Lens Reflex manufacturer????
- From: Chris Burck <chris.burck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:13:44 -0400
i reached the same conclusion: 'cord II seems the best candidate though
the pic just isn't clear enough to say with any certainty.
On Sep 27, 2012 7:22 AM, "John Wild" <JWild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Carlos,
>
> The person who asked me, had been asked by a member of the PCCGB -
> Photographic Collectors club of Great Britain if it could be identified and
> it was thought to be a Rolleiflex. I will pass on our thoughts...
>
> Best wishes
>
> John
>
>
> On 27/09/2012 12:16, "CarlosMFreaza" <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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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