Many old TLR cameras use the word "Cord" in their name. Rolleicord- Minolta Autocord- Others use the name Flex- Rolleiflex.

I can understand the term "Flex" but don't understand the term "Cord"

Does anyone help?

Wes Martinson

-- Wes Martinson (wesmartinson@usa.net), May 19, 1999

Answers

I'll hazard a guess that its short for 'Record', as in record a scene, implying pictorial notetaking, portability, rapidity/ease of use etc.etc.

The appellation 'Record' also shows up in the names of some older cameras from the 30s and 50s.

-- Mani Sitaraman (bindumani@pacific.net.sg), June 11, 1999.