[rollei_list] Re: another odd question RE; Rolleicord
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:01:52 -0700
Richard,
The only difference in quality was in the eveready cases which
accompanied the cameras. The Cord cases were of MUCH
poorer quality leather than the Flex cases. Thinner leather too!
Jerry
Richard Knoppow wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter J Nebergall" <iusar4s@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:40 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] another odd question RE; Rolleicord
>
> > I've had a number of people comment on my old Rolleicord
> > V. Some tell me
> > the Cords were "not built to the same standards as the
> > concurrent
> > Flexes." and suggest that it's xenar 3.5 is not as sharp
> > as the xenars
> > on some Flexes....
> > I know the Cord was cheaper -- but was it made to lower
> > quality control
> > standards?
> >
> > Peter Nebergall
> > ---
> > Rollei List
> >
> This is rubbish! I have a Rolleicord IV and have worked
> on it and a few others. I have have three Rolleiflexs, one
> of which has a Xenar in it. The quality of construction is
> the same and the quality of the lenses is the same.
> Actually, I think the Xenar in my cord is the better of the
> two. The lower cost of the cord is because it is a much
> simpler camera. It does not have the automatic threading
> feature or the complex film winding mechanism with coupled
> shutter cocking and has a simpler finder hood without the
> eye level mirror arrangement. Schneider sold its lenses
> cheaper than Zeiss but its pretty obvious that the quality
> of post war Schneider lenses is excellent. The shutter used
> in the two is identical. Even though the Cord was cheaper
> than the Flex it was still a deluxe camera. It seems to me
> that F&H had a single quality standard which it applied to
> all products.
> BTW, my original Rolleicord IV, bought new, came in a
> wonderful gold and red foil covered box. I still remember
> the leather odor it had when opened. I kept that box for
> many years but it got lost in some move or other.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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