Ok. I have a disagreement here. Zeiss is still well known. Ask an Astronomer or Astorphotprgapher, a hunter, a bird watcher, a biotech worker... most will know Zeiss instantly. Try it. You will be surprised.
The big shock for most is that they can actually afford the lenses... or at least some. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mat Hayashibara Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 3:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: EOS Where are the rumours? At 03:55 AM 7/30/2004 +0200, you wrote: >PS: don't forget that a large amount of Contax users will originate >from the old days, where 'Zeiss' was still the only thing worthwile, >apart from Leica....it's probably just as much a generation-shift >than a technology-shift. I suspect the vast majority of the people that understood what Zeiss-Ikon was, what Voigtlander and Rollei were, and that there was once a mighty German camera industry, are no longer with us. What is left is getting fewer every day. I don't seem to have a lot of trouble finding user blackdial Contax IIa rangefinders in around-$200 range. That really is a kind of tragedy. :-( Early Kiev rangefinders (Contax in everything but the name) can be found for less than $100. Heck, I remember the pre-Kyocera Yashica (Minister and Lynx rangefinders, Yashicamat TLR's) and the people who appreciate those are few and far between... the prices being asked reflect that. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
