[rollei_list] Re: [rollei_list]
- From: "Jeff Kelley" <jlkphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:06:48 -0800
Carlos,
Thanks for the history lesson.
Jeff
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>
> There were three Rollei TLR prototypes using a bigger format than 6x6.
> In 1930 there was a 7cm x 9cm prototype based on the original
> Rolleiflex, it was attempted to replace the focusing knob by
> a crank in this model, the camera in the Brunswick Municipal
> Museum does not have lens but Prochnow guesses it was used
> for the second prototype.
> Problem with this prototype was the rectangular format while
> keeping the reflex viewfinder like for the square format, the
> Newton viewfinder for the vertical format was not comfortable to use.
> The second prototype was the 1931 9x9 model, 14 cameras were
> hand made, they used 122 film format and a Zeiss Tessar lens
> 3.8/100mm with Compur shutter 1/250 fastest speed. This
> version was inspired in the
> 4x4 Rolleiflex and the original Rolleiflex and had a
> sophisticated 4 spindler focusing driver The net format was
> 8.5x8.5cm, 6 frames could be taken with the 122 film. This
> model was thought for the professional market but it was
> assumed that the calculated sales figures did not justify
> full-scale production and then the prototype never went into
> production, however some professionals photographer used the
> 14 hand made prototypes.
> The Tessar lens looks very sharp in the contact prints taken
> by Dr Wandersleb from Zeiss with the 7x 9 and 9x9 prototypes
> and shown in the Report 1 (reduced for the book).
> In 1932 was made a third prototype that could change from the
> 9x9 format to the 6.5x8.5 format but it never was produced
> for the market.
>
> Carlos
>
>
>
>
> 2010/3/3 Jeff Kelley <jlkphoto@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Jerry,
> >
> > Interesting! Do you know if the Rollei 9x9 ever went into
> full production?
> > There is very little I can find online. Something I just
> came across
> > said these were "recalled" due to a "soft lens."
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 3:40 PM
> >> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rollei_list]
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> Rollei (F&H) did make a 9x9cm camera. I used 9x12cm sheet
> film, one
> >> sheet at a time, when I could not get 122 film in 1945.
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff Kelley wrote:
> >> > To keep Allen's theme going I'll mention, for those
> >> interested, Kodak
> >> > has announced the availability of Ektar 100 film in 4x5 and
> >> 8x10 to be
> >> > available April, 2010. (I'm amazed....)
> >> >
> >> > Did Rollei ever make a 4x5 or 8x10 format camera?
> >> >
> >> > Jeff
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen Zak
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 2:49 PM
> >> >> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rollei_list]
> >> >>
> >> >> Unlike in marriage, it is quite acceptable to like several
> >> different
> >> >> items in any given category. Betcha there are several
> >> Rollei people
> >> >> who, while loving Rollei, actually favor Leica. As a prominent
> >> >> lesbian once remarked, responding to charges of hetero
> apostasies,
> >> >> "Just because I'm a cat person doesn't mean I can't pet a
> >> puppy once
> >> >> in a while."
> >> >>
> >> >> Allen Zak
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mar 3, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> Coming onto a Rolleiflex list and telling everybody
> your favorite
> >> >>> camera is a Mamiya 6 is a new something. I'm not sure what.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> [Rabs]
> >> >>> Mark William Rabiner
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
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