Original Message: ----------------- From: P�l Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:11:25 +0200 To: [email protected] Subject: Contax and Zeiss (WAS: Re: Pentax and Mamiya)
>Daydreaming. The Contax 645 was a fiasco saleswise. The Contax name is >worthless imagewise for those under the age of 60. Perhaps, but I'm well under 60 and I still look to what was Contax (some of their products) as being top shelf. >Zeiss lenses were great 40+ years ago. The last 40 years all major >manufacturers have made state of the art lenses as long as you were willing >to pay for them. Nope - The Contax G2 rangfinder and the G series of lenses were some of the best lenses around. A lot newer than "40 years ago" too :) >Nowadays Nikon is the most valued camera brand name. Canon is way more worth >in market recognition than Contax. >As the 645 market is rapidly shrinking and the digita back is a dead end, >this is definitely a case of rest in piece. Don't know about the whole Nikon/Canon thing. To me, they're about the same. Agree on the 645 market though - too bad. Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
