Well, I bought the Rolliflex in the 1963. All in all, not a bad camera.
Its been working just fine for 41 years. That was a ~little~ while
before NAFTA.

I did lose 3 grand on Kodak stock this year. The only thing I can do is
hang on to it and hope it rebounds.

I still say that the USA needs a much larger manufacturing base to
provide employment and domestic security.

CF.

wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 15:50:11 GMT, "Capt. Frank Hopkins"
wrote:


Unfortunately that is true. Kodak optics are not the best. They use a
lot of plastic lens technology, which is adequate for throw away
cameras, but not too good for the semi professional quality I am looking
for. This is probably a good reason for Kodak being the overall #3 loser
in stock prices last year. I suppose, I shall have to keep the old
Roliflex a few more years if I can still find 120 film. I have the same
problem with super-8 movie film. Still, I wish I could find a good
quality, USA built, video camera. There just don't seem to be any at all.



Yet, you are the proud owner of a German made camera?
http://www.rollei.de/en/index.html

BB


Maybe a few of us in this group should get together and make a new
american manufacturing company. We could build high quality widgets, and
people will pay for quality! Investor Call!

Capt. Frank






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Well Bass,
Bush got elected by a "questionable" 347 votes in Florida. I don't

think


that will happen again.

I do think that a Mars/Moon program would provide massive jobs IF

the


parts, software, and supplies and raw materials are "Made In USA"

Absolutely! Very good points!

Well....except for the cameras, of course, since we haven't made a

decent


camera here since the early 1950s.

Kodak is coming around with their new digital cameras.


Like I said..... :-)

They're a great company. I use lots of their film and chemicals. But, with
the exception of joint projects with Nikon, and specialty items made for the
government, they haven't had decent optics in almost 50 years.