[rollei_list] Re: ...was NEW AD... Rollei tripods
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:43:19 -0500
At 01:27 PM 12/26/2010, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
>F&H/F&H-Rolleiwerke produced a good number of camera prototypes and
>accesories prototypes ready for production or almost ready for
>production they did not manufacture for the market for different
>reasons, and then I recall some of them sometimes according my
>knowledge and sources, f.e. there was a very interesting TLR prototype
>"Rolleiflex 1000" with Cds lightmeter and 1/1000 shutter speed Rollei
>did not manufacture because their efforts were dedicated to the SL66
>and Rollei 35 and SL35 production.
>
>After the decision about to abort the Circular Tripod Head and Tripod
>legs project commented yesterday, F&H Rollei no longer developed a
>tripod for their cameras, however they were interested about them and
>in 1977 the Japanese company "Heiwa Seiki Kogyo" (now Libec-Heiwa
>Seiki Kogyo: http://www.libec.co.jp/int/index.php) was chosen to
>manufacture tripods branded as "Rollei", they were produced up to
>1981. These tripods were provided with any kind of movement and
>graduated plates for rotating and sideways tilt step-by-step lockable
>movements, their height was 63cm folded and 178cm unfolded. There were
>four similar models with slight differences: RT1 "Popolar"; RT2
>"Custom"; RT3 "Special" and RT4 "Deluxe".
>In 1994 Rollei Fototechnic had an agreement with the German company
>"Berlebach" to produce Rollei wood tripods, there are three different
>models, the biggest one "PT 145" , it has 97cm folded and 145cm
>unfolded, its weight is 7500gr., pretty heavy.
>Yesterday I bought a Rollei tripod RT4 "Deluxe", it seems to be in
>good condition, but I'll see the real condition when I receive it.-
Carlos, you continue to amaze us all, and, pray, continue to do so!
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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