The End of Rolleiflex - The End Of An Era

Rolleiflex has long since been an icon of amazingly built, high end cameras originally produced by Franke & Heidecke in Germany. The name Rolleiflex actually refers to the name of the Twin Lens Reflex line of cameras that debuted in 1929. Rolleiflex was long considered the top standard in build quality, optics and design. Sadly, the news came out on March 13, 2015 that the German auction service, Proventura will begin liquidating the Rolleiflex factory starting on April 20, 2015. You can see over 1,000 photographs on the companies auction listing page. In this video I will give some thoughts about what this means and about antique camera collecting and use in general. I know that many of you are film shooters and love old cameras. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this as well so feel free to comment. The Proventura auction page: http://www.proventura.de/insolvenzver... The story from Petapixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/03/13/rolle... Harry Fleenor's Website: http://www.rolleirepairs.com/ Subscribe for more videos! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Twitter:   / tedforbes   Instagram:   / tedforbes   Facebook:   / aop.podcast   Pinterest:   / tedforbes   Website: http://theartofphotography.tv Watch More Episodes: Rolleiflex MX-EVS    • Rolleiflex MX-EVS   Flexaret VII Twin Lens Reflex    • Flexaret VII Medium Format TLR   Ansco Automatic Reflex    • Ansco Automatic Reflex :: Medium Format TL...   And get on our mailing list to stay up to date on photography news and the latest episodes: http://theartofphotography.tv/about/m... Thanks for watching - if you like this video, remember to share it with your friends! Ted Forbes The Art of Photography 3100 Main St #135 Dallas, Texas 75226 My name is Ted Forbes and I make videos about photography. I’ve been making photographs most of my life and I have a tremendously deep passion for photography that I want to share with you on YouTube. The Art of Photography is my channel and I produce photography videos to provide a 360 degree look into the world of making images. We all want to get better so lets do this together! I make videos covering famous photographers, photography techniques, composition, the history of photography and much more. I also have a strong community of photographers who watch the show and we frequently do social media challenges for photographers to submit their own work. I feature the best and most interesting on the show when we do these so come check it out and get involved! So come check it out! If you’re a fan of DigitalRev, Fro Knows Photo (Jared Polin), Matt Grainger (That Nikon Guy) or Tony Northrup - you’ll love The Art of Photography. I make video’s giving you a deeper dive into photography techniques, composition and history to compliment the other channels you love to watch. New shows come out every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.