The Second World War ended in 1945. Germany lost. It has since rebuilt itself into one of the leading European cultures and powers. Please can we now put aside the outdated nationalistic politics and principles and move on?
This post is interesting!! The heyday of the Rolleiflex in the camera world was the 1950s and 1960s, but I am fascinated by how modern the images in this 85 year old book were by today's standards. They hold up well to many that are still published and taken by millions of shooters with now very different cameras.
Rollei along with the other two stalwarts of the prewar (and postwar) German camera industry, Leica and Contax, led the way in the industry for several decades by 'standardising' - the vast range of accessories were designed not only to be useful but to fit almost all of the cameras and lenses made by these now-iconic firms.
In my time I have shot with Rolleiflex and Rolleicord TLRs from almost every decade of their manufacture. I own two 'flex Ts from the early 1960s, also a 'cord Vb. All the accessories (filters, close-up lenses, hoods) for the latter three easily fit from one camera to the others. My 3.5E2 is an exception, but this was a professional series with improved lenses and all the accessories were for a different market.
These cameras have had their day and time but they are not relegated to self queen status. I appreciate that a Rolleiflex or Rolleicord which would have made images for this book in the mid-'30s can be used today.
Many thanks to the OP for having taken the time and made the effort to write and post this. Greatly appreciated.
