Re: [Rollei] Prochnow Report 2, 2.8A Tessar Carl Zeiss Jena

[Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza]

This is my last post( on the topic), I have in my hand
the Rollei Report 2, page 16-351, I am reading Pr 155
Rolleiflex 2.8A, lens Tessar 2.8/80mm vergütet Carl
Zeiss Jena , my book is edition 2001.-

All the best
Carlos 



- --- Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza  
escribió: > Bob, that is not a book Prochnow's work
> representative, the Rollei Report  and the technical
> Report and the Rollei Report 35 are SEVEN books with
> thousands of pages where each model manufactured by
> Rollei is commented.
> The Rolleiflex 2.8A with lens Carl Zeis Jena 2.8/80
> Tessar IS REFERRED AS PR 155, IN ROLLEI REPROT 2,
> page
> 16-351.-
> 
> All the best
> Carlos
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Bob Shell <bob  > escribió: > 
> > 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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