This camera is unusual and quite different from what was available at the time in France in the early 1960s. Already with its innovative shape, made of plastic and aluminium, it is surprisingly simplistic, yet .... Its creator, Paul Lachaize, was no stranger to photography. See (Magasin 150 vues for Rolleiflex).
It was not a great success, and the number of units produced was estimated at between 1,200 and 1,500. Production was halted when the factory in Villeurbanne (Lyon) caught fire.