Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]got me;^) ric On Apr 1, 2008, at 1:07 AM, Christopher Williams wrote: > It appears Leica will have some digital rangefinder competition in > 2009. According to Getty Images Europe, Zeiss will introduce a demo > digital rangefinder at Photokina 2008 and expect to have a full > working model by early 2009. > > Specs are real scarce but this was posted on a Japanese Zeiss > website and some images are now being seen on the web. It's possible > the images have been taken down by now but I'm sure more will pop > up. This does not appear to be a cruel rumor or fake. Zeiss reps are > saying 14mp 23.8 x 35.9 size CMOS chip with iso from 25 to 6400. M- > mount with 3 new lenses to be announced as well. Sweet,maybe they > are going with the Sony chip that's in the Nikon D3? A 50mm Nocti > would be a 50mm again! > > I wonder how much this will cost and I wonder if this is a Cosina/ > Zeiss collaboration? I was under the impression Zeiss does not make > their own cameras. > > Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23157194@N02/2378515123/ > > Chris > NOLA > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information