Have other members shared the experience I have had when out in public with a Rolleiflex? "Is that a Box Brownie?" people often ask, pointing at my Rollei. This has happened so many times that it makes me think that the Box Brownie survives in public sub-consciousness like an ancient race or tribal memory, evoked even by young people who have never seen one in reality.
I have occasionally carried a Box Brownie. Okay, it was a long time ago, but I am pretty sure nobody ever pointed at it and asked me, "Is that a Rolleiflex?" In that respect, I must concede, a Rolleiflex is no match for a Box Brownie.
Eddie Vaughan