Very cool news on zeiss
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doubs43
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Jorge Torralba said:
A digital rangefinder....... hummmmmmm. With Zeiss lenses, no doubt. My digital - a Sony F-828 - has a Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens and it's everything one would expect from Zeiss. My only wish is that it went wider than 28mm (35mm equivalent).
Walker
jlw
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Jorge Torralba said:
"Contax Mark II 645"?
As in a digital RF camera based on the Contax 645 body...?
Hmmm...
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Socke
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Looks as if they messed something up. A digital Contax 645 should be no problem, just ship it with a digital back 🙂. Some improvements on AE and AF are possible too and we have a Contax 645 Mark II
A digital Contax G is something else, I fear we won't see a digital body for our Contax G lenses :-(
A digital Contax G is something else, I fear we won't see a digital body for our Contax G lenses :-(
captainslack
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If they're already doing business with Cosina with the new ZI, is there any reason they they couldn't rebrand the Bessa R2C as a Contax (after the legal issues with Kyocera over the name are resolved, of course)?
BJ Bignell
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Maybe it's gonna be a full-frame digital 6x4.5 RF? That'd be very, very cool.
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djon
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...um..so it's good news that these folks think 120 is viable?
Who's going to make the 120 film?
Who's going to make the 120 film?
Honu-Hugger
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I like the last statement...working with Alpa? Hmmmm
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wlewisiii
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djon said:
The same companies that find it economically viable now? Frankly as long as film is being produced at all, 120 and 135 will be equally viable. The cost of the cartridge balancing the somewhat lower demand for roll film.
As I told a young gentleman the other day as I held up my Iskra "this is my gigabit camera..." (well, probably not, but you get the idea.) There is so much more data available on 645/66/67/68/69 etc than - even with 99% of photographer's scanners - on any digi-cam than I can imagine. I understand why pros use digital - please don't get me wrong. But when you're doing it for yourself as art, why cripple yourself with what digital is right now? It'll catch up soon enough and that's when using a celluloid roll will be as encentric as doing an Albumen print is today. There will always be some fool doing it...
But we aren't there yet.
I do know that if I had a paying job tomorrow that needed detail beyond halftone and didn't have a need for a physically small camera, I'd want a MF camera if I could.
I'm not typical, I realize. But odds are good I'll be willing to buy 120 longer than 135. Foo. I need to go whip some egg whites...
William
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schaubild
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Honu, I called Alpa a few weeks ago when the news was published, there is guaranteed nothing in the 35mm area in the pipeline. The sentence must come from some kind of misunderstanding.
Honu-Hugger
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Just as well, really. Let the 35mm Alpas RIP as they are. I couldn't imagine a revival of the Alpa mount and the original lenses are a large part of the attraction. Thank you for the info🙂schaubild said:
Jan Brittenson
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Weird, I posted something about this on the MF forum on photo.net, but it was deleted! If there's anything I really dislike it's moderators who delete my posts without even letting me know, or explain why.
I think it sounds great!
I think it sounds great!
back alley
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maybe you should ask!
seek & ye shall find...
seek & ye shall find...
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if there is anything i dislike it's passive-aggressive behaviour, not very stand up.
joe
if there is anything i dislike it's passive-aggressive behaviour, not very stand up.
joe
Jan Brittenson
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Why bother. I have no interest in getting into some pissing contest with a moderator. I'll just take the place off my short list.
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i'm not looking for a pissing contest jan.
i'm trying to figure out what you have against me.
joe
i'm trying to figure out what you have against me.
joe
Jan Brittenson
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Um, I don't know. Should I have something against you? Do you delete posts without telling people why?backalley photo said:
RObert Budding
D'oh!
Back on topic . . .
I'd like to see the C/Y mount revived for a DSLR. I'd also like to see one good film body, too, but I doubt that will happen. They could design a new autofocus line of C/Y lenses. And folks could still use their old MF lenses. After all, the only reason for the N-mount was to support full-frame sensors, and that market seems dead.
Perhaps a Zeiss Ikon R2C type camera with a longer rangefinder base is possible. Or an R3a in the classic mount!
Exciting developments. I hope something pans out.
Robert
I'd like to see the C/Y mount revived for a DSLR. I'd also like to see one good film body, too, but I doubt that will happen. They could design a new autofocus line of C/Y lenses. And folks could still use their old MF lenses. After all, the only reason for the N-mount was to support full-frame sensors, and that market seems dead.
Perhaps a Zeiss Ikon R2C type camera with a longer rangefinder base is possible. Or an R3a in the classic mount!
Exciting developments. I hope something pans out.
Robert
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