Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Rangefinder news - Digital Zeiss RF by 2009??
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Tue Apr 1 04:09:54 2008
References: <044b01c893b6$549aa110$0302a8c0@MacPhisto>

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.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> Photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23157194@N02/2378515123/
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> Chris
> NOLA
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In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Rangefinder news - Digital Zeiss RF by 2009??)