Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-20 Thread Cotty
>On Sep 19, 2004, at 5:22 PM, Cotty wrote: >> >> Now with that I *would* blank out the name with some black tape, and >> then >> stick a red dot on! >> > >Heathen! I have no shame ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-19 Thread Graywolf
Or maybe it is just a Zeiss branded Leica body. Stranger things have happened. -- Frantisek wrote: The Zeiss rangefidner (after so much years, a Zeiss camera! Wow!), nevermind if digital or film... The teasers on their site point to announcement on 28th. So we will see in few days. BTW, it looks

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/9/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >Ooops. Should have included this URL with my post: > >http://www.digitalcamerawebsites.com/node/view/113 Now with that I *would* blank out the name with some black tape, and then stick a red dot on! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ooops. Should have included this URL with my post: http://www.digitalcamerawebsites.com/node/view/113 > Should be noted that the Epson RD-1 (digital rangefinder, which, I believe, > is built by Cosina) is now in production. Read the first part of a two > part review in the BJP the other day. I

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Should be noted that the Epson RD-1 (digital rangefinder, which, I believe, is built by Cosina) is now in production. Read the first part of a two part review in the BJP the other day. It takes M-mount lenses, both Leica and Voightlander, and, with an adapter, all Leica screw mount lenses (Leica,

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-19 Thread Frantisek
Holy Sh*t! Now that would be something. BTW vapourware it might be not, it's the official Zeiss site, and they have been running teasers about such a camera for a week or so. We will know more in few weeks probably. fra

Re: Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-17 Thread Peter Jonkman
At 02:45 18-9-2004, you wrote: After the Contax G series debacle I suspect no-one will go near them. I have a strong feeling the camera is nothing more than vaporware. Just have a look at the picture. The lens looks for real, but the body is computer generated. It looks far too clean to be a real

Zeiss (Contax?) digital rangefinder?

2004-09-17 Thread paul . stregevsky
This just in from Cameraquest's SLR Manual Focus discussion list, posted by Douglas M. Sharp under the subject line, "Re: [CVUG]Photokina -Zeiss Camera revealed": Just picked this up, The mystery camera in all it's glory. http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B8B6F/GraphikTitelIntern/28ZeissIkon/$File