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Rollei ((:ˈʁɔlaɪ)) was a German manufacturer of optical instruments founded in 1920 by and in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, and maker of the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord series of cameras. Later products included specialty and nostalgic type films for the photo hobbyist market. Originally named ''Werkstatt für Feinmechanik und Optik, Franke & Heidecke'', the company renamed into ''Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke GmbH'' in 1972, ''Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke GmbH & Co. KG'', in 1979, and ''Rollei Fototechnic GmbH & Co. KG'' in 1981. After being purchased in 1995 by Samsung Techwin, part of the South Korean Samsung Group, it was sold back to its internal management in 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=TLR Cameras )〕 In 2002, it was bought by a Danish investment group, and renamed ''Rollei GmbH'' in 2004. In 2005/2006, the company headquarters moved to Berlin and the company was split into two different companies: ''Rollei GmbH'' in Berlin, owner of the Rollei brand and selling various OEM equipment, and ''Rollei Produktion GmbH'' in Braunschweig, an equipment factory which became ''Franke & Heidecke GmbH, Feinmechanik und Optik''. Following another restructuring in 2007, Rollei was split into three companies. ''Franke & Heidecke GmbH, Feinmechanik und Optik'' focused on the production of professional medium format cameras and slide projectors, while ''RCP-Technik GmbH & Co. KG'' in Hamburg was responsible for Rollei consumer products like re-branded compact digital cameras in the European market, and with the ''RCP Technik Verwaltungs GmbH'' owning the rights to the "Rollei" and "Rolleiflex" brands. Finally, ''Rollei Metric GmbH'' took over the photogrammetry business.〔 In early 2009, ''Franke & Heidecke GmbH, Feinmechanik und Optik'' declared itself insolvent.〔 Since 2009 Rolleiflex medium format cameras, Rollei 35 and Rolleivision slide projectors were being produced by the ''DHW Fototechnik GmbH''〔〔 - a company founded by Rolf Daus, Hans Hartje and Frank Will, former Franke & Heidecke employees. DHW Fototechnik presented two new Rolleiflex cameras and a new electronic shutter at photokina 2012. DHW itself filed for insolvency on 2014-08-15〔http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/DHW-Fototechnik-GmbH-hat-Antrag-auf-Insolvenz-gestellt〕 and was dissolved in April 2015,〔http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/DHW-Fototechnik-Insolvenzmasse-wird-versteigert〕〔http://www.proventura.de/referenzen/auktionsarchiv--s404/insolvenzversteigerung-des-kameraherstellers-dhw-fototechnik-gmbh-ehem.-franke--heidecke-gmbh-salzdahlumer-str.-196-38126-braunschweig/auction/2669/〕 thereby ending any further production of cameras, lenses and accessories. As of 2015 the brands "Rollei" and "Rolleiflex" continue to be owned by the ''RCP Technik Verwaltungs GmbH''. On 2015-01-01, the ''RCP-Technik GmbH & Co. KG'' refirmed as ''Rollei GmbH & Co. KG'' to market digital consumer cameras and accessories under the "Rollei" label in Europe.〔http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/RCP-Technik-wird-zu-Rollei〕〔http://www.rollei.de/ueber-uns/ 2015-06-21〕 == Overview == Rollei was a German company that established a worldwide reputation with the Rolleiflex, a twin-lens reflex camera that pioneered the use of roll film. Rollei was founded in 1920 as the ''Werkstatt für Feinmechanik und Optik, Franke & Heidecke'' in order to make a twin-lens reflex camera. The company changed its name and legal form many times: to ''Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke'' in 1962, to ''Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke GmbH & Co. KG'' in 1979, to ''Rollei Fototechnic GmbH & Co. KG'' in 1981, and finally to ''Rollei GmbH'' in 2004. In 2006, the headquarters of ''Rollei GmbH'' were moved to Berlin while production was transferred to ''Rollei Produktion GmbH'', currently ''Franke & Heidecke GmbH'', in Braunschweig. The company underwent more radical restructuring in 2007/08. The frequent name-changes are an indication of a turbulent history: After sales of the now obsolete ''Rolleiflex'' declined, the company expanded its production facilities and product range at the end of the 1960s beyond what a small company like Rollei could manage. Rollei's decision to start manufacturing in Singapore in 1970 was regarded as a pioneering achievement by the photographic industry. Unfortunately, it also damaged the companies reputation as a German precision manufacturer. In 1982, after many failed attempts at restructuring, the company finally achieved success by focusing on medium format cameras along with a few other products. Surveying systems were added to the product range in 1986, and modern digital and compact cameras were included from 1991. Over the years, many great photographers have used Rollei cameras: David Bailey and Diane Arbus (Rolleiflex 3.5F TLR with 75 mm f/3.5 Planar), Brett Weston (Rolleiflex SL66 and SL66E SLR), and Helmut Newton (Rolleiflex 2.8GX), amongst others. Rollei cameras typically used Carl Zeiss or Schneider Kreuznach lenses, as well as lenses manufactured by Rollei based on designs by Zeiss, and occasionally lenses made by Japanese manufacturers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rollei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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