Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Mark Roberts wrote: The mention of Sony as a potential buyer coupled with the rumour that Sony wants to be a DSLR player could mean we might see a Contax resurrection. Well Sony will need to do something when Matsushita buys Leica ;-) why not? Both Carl Zeiss and Leica are primarily well regared lens makers IMO - I wouldn't mind if Pentax will abandon the megapixel race too and will focus on the lens production just as they did before WWII. Perhaps it's a blasphemy here, but I never truly liked any SLR made by AOCo. after perhaps M-series, but I haven't tried them all, of course. With two exceptions, though: the MZ-S and the ist-Ds. Bedo.
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Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Alin Flaider wrote on 04.03.05 7:29: The mention of Sony as a potential buyer coupled with the rumour that Sony wants to be a DSLR player could mean we might see a Contax resurrection. Anyway, I doubt a powerful brand will just simply vanish. Look at Cosina-Voigtlander. That would be interesting. I'm curious what mount would Sony choose to go with? Some rumours are saying that Sony will build 4/3 based DSLR and that would make a sens as it is open standard. They could sell it of course under Contax brand with Zeiss lenses... If that would be true, 4/3 could become really popular DSLR system as either Sony and Matsushita (which is supposed to show their first 4/3 based DSLR on next year's PMA) are much bigger and more powerful companies than even Canon... -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The mention of Sony as a potential buyer coupled with the rumour that Sony wants to be a DSLR player could mean we might see a Contax resurrection. Well Sony will need to do something when Matsushita buys Leica ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
I thought there was something going on when I found the glossy centrefold ad in the Photomags this month. Greg Gorman has switched to Canon Digital from promoting Contax and the subject of the ad is Bo Derek now 48 and still looking great. One of Greggs comments - I used to use medium format (but Contax ran out of money so I switched to Canon)etc, etc,...
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Hi, Friday, March 4, 2005, 10:59:58 AM, Alin wrote: Nah, Sony have a history of making their own standards. In this case it will be hard even for them to enter the DSLR market on a totally new mount/format, but rather than adhere to a open standard, I think it will appeal more to them the available Contax name / mount / client base. Time will tell. it would be very nice if somebody produced a good full-frame digital slr which would take my CZ lenses. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
BW it would be very nice if somebody produced a good full-frame digital BW slr which would take my CZ lenses. Somebody did already - Canon 1Ds and 1DsII ;-) Apparently, a whole lot of Canon shooters of architecture and similar fields are using Leitz R and Carl Zeiss Contax lenses becuase the primes are better. IIRC the eos mount is short enough that a mechanical only adapter retains infinity focus. Good light! fra
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Hi, Friday, March 4, 2005, 7:44:05 PM, Frantisek wrote: BW it would be very nice if somebody produced a good full-frame digital BW slr which would take my CZ lenses. Somebody did already - Canon 1Ds and 1DsII ;-) Apparently, a whole lot of Canon shooters of architecture and similar fields are using Leitz R and Carl Zeiss Contax lenses becuase the primes are better. IIRC the eos mount is short enough that a mechanical only adapter retains infinity focus. Good light! fra Hmm. You're right: http://www.outbackphoto.com/the_bag/paul_lens_adapters/essay.html Now all I need is some money... -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
Hi, BW it would be very nice if somebody produced a good full-frame digital BW slr which would take my CZ lenses. Somebody did already - Canon 1Ds and 1DsII ;-) Apparently, a whole lot of Canon shooters of architecture and similar fields are using Leitz R and Carl Zeiss Contax lenses becuase the primes are better. IIRC the eos mount is short enough that a mechanical only adapter retains infinity focus. Good light! fra Hmm. You're right: http://www.outbackphoto.com/the_bag/paul_lens_adapters/essay.html Now all I need is some money... But there is a downside, I think: stop-down metering. -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
On 4/3/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Hmm. You're right: http://www.outbackphoto.com/the_bag/paul_lens_adapters/essay.html Now all I need is some money... GREAT link, thanks Bob. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:26:02 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp H... That is big news. And, sad news, too. The article doesn't mention what's to become of Yashica. They've made some pretty capable good cameras over the years. My dad had a Yashica A tlr back in the 50's. I have a Mat and an Electro 35, both of which I use from time to time, just for fun, and the image quality is pretty damned good (but they don't focus very well - oops, that's me that doesn't focus well... LOL). I know Yashica dates back to at least the 50's, probably earlier. It would be almost as sad to lose them as Contax (but not quite). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax? The article doesn't mention what's to become of Yashica. Whats happenned to yashica is that they are now a brand name on a few cheap point and shoot cameras, and one specialized film SLR (no, Tom, I don't have one). They don't have a product line-up per se, anymore. http://www.yashica.com/site.html William Robb
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
My favorite collectible is a Yashica YF, a Leica M copy, with the LTM mount. Jim A. From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 19:16:39 -0500 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax? Resent-From: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Resent-Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 19:16:40 -0500 On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:26:02 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp H... That is big news. And, sad news, too. The article doesn't mention what's to become of Yashica. They've made some pretty capable good cameras over the years. My dad had a Yashica A tlr back in the 50's. I have a Mat and an Electro 35, both of which I use from time to time, just for fun, and the image quality is pretty damned good (but they don't focus very well - oops, that's me that doesn't focus well... LOL). I know Yashica dates back to at least the 50's, probably earlier. It would be almost as sad to lose them as Contax (but not quite). cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
The sales guy at BH told me that tonight, right before he sold me a Contax filter. He said he expects the store to be mobbed with people wanting to buy up Contax gear when they find out. Amita
Re: Kyocera Pulls Plug in Contax?
The mention of Sony as a potential buyer coupled with the rumour that Sony wants to be a DSLR player could mean we might see a Contax resurrection. Anyway, I doubt a powerful brand will just simply vanish. Look at Cosina-Voigtlander. Servus, Alin Cotty wrote: C http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp
