Franke and Heidecke (Rollei MF cameras and projectors) close to an end

[AgX]

Website of DHW (not yet much to see...)

http://www.dhw-fototechnik.de/html/i..._uber_uns.html

[Aurelien]

Oh they still have much work on the website: it's so awful

[Ektagraphic]

Any update on the current situation of this?

[Henning Serger]

Any update on the current situation of this?

Yes, the production is running again (for more than a year now).

DHW, the successor company of Franke&Heidecke, is producing the following products:

- Rollei 35
- Rolleiflex 2,8 FX
- Rolleiflex 4,0 FW
- Rolleiflex 4,0 FT
- they try to produce the Hy6 again
- Rolleivision Twin MSC 325P 35mm slide projector
- Rolleivision Twin MSC 535P 35mm slide projector
- Rolleivision 66 dual P Multi format slide projector (for 35mm; 4,5x6; 6x6 slides)

Source: Report in a German photo magazine some months ago.

Best regards,
Henning

[Film-Niko]

Yes, the production is running again (for more than a year now).

DHW, the successor company of Franke&Heidecke, is producing the following products:

- Rollei 35
- Rolleiflex 2,8 FX
- Rolleiflex 4,0 FW
- Rolleiflex 4,0 FT
- they try to produce the Hy6 again
- Rolleivision Twin MSC 325P 35mm slide projector
- Rolleivision Twin MSC 535P 35mm slide projector
- Rolleivision 66 dual P Multi format slide projector (for 35mm; 4,5x6; 6x6 slides)

Source: Report in a German photo magazine some months ago.

Best regards,
Henning

Thanks for the info!
Very interesting and indeed good news.

[tikal]

I'm in contact with them very often, I have a hy6 and I have their new 6x6 film back as well. pretty pricey hopefully well worth it!

[Jeff Kubach]

That's good news, I have a Rolleiflex 2.8 which I love very much!

Jeff

[guyjr]

The Hy6 + 6x6, for me, is very well worth it. "Full frame" capability in an autofocus medium format camera means I now have the ability to take semi-action shots of my little kids as they run around, without needing to use the magnifier on the finder. I generally trust that the focus is accurate, and so far I haven't been too disappointed. I like that I can now focus on just composing the shot in the WLF, and rely on the electronics in the camera to do the rest of the work. And, when I want to be more contemplative and deliberate about getting a scene just right, the camera has that capability too.

Really just all around the best camera system I've ever owned, film or digital.