Re: [Rollei] Prochnow Report 2., 20-419, I am waiting....

[Bob Shell <bob >]

On Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 05:20  PM, Marc James Small wrote:

>  And I would like the page citation
> for your reference to Prochnow mentioning the use of the CZJ Tessar on 
> the
> 2.8A Rolleiflex.
>

In the 75 Year book Prochnow only says in a photo caption on page 130 
"The Rolleiflex 2.8 A is distinguished by the 80mm Tessar lens f/2.8 
used exclusively in this model."  He does not mention CZJ in the 
caption or nearby book text.  The camera in the photo was photographed 
from an angle that does not allow you to see if the lens is engraved 
with Carl Zeiss Jena.  On the next page, again in a photo caption, he 
says "PR 157: The Rolleiflex 2.8 B is distinguished by its 80mm 
Biometar lens f/2.8, which was exclusively used in this model."   You 
can clearly make out Carl Zeiss Jena on the lens in this photo.   
Lenses are not mentioned in the captions of the photos of 2.8 C and 2.8 
D, but you can read Schneider-Kreuznach on the lenses.

On page 135 he comments cryptically about Rollei being sorry for 
teaming up with Carl Zeiss Jena *again* because the Biometar lenses for 
the 2.8  did not arrive on schedule, and that Rollei went to Schneider 
who computed the 2.8 Xenorar in a hurry.  I would take this as an 
oblique way of saying that the 2.8 A Tessar came from CZJ.

Bob

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