Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I could live with an RF with Zeiss lenses if they priced it as reasonably as the G2. If they try to pull a Rollei and release a Bessa R2 clone at 5x the price, then I won't be back with a passion. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard F. Man Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:57 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] contax guessing game... In case you are not aware, Contax has been running teaser pic, with the caption: "Back With Passion" for the last week. A new piece of puzzle every two days. Here's the URL <http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B0478/Contents-Frame/89C4BAA59688E580C12 56EEB00495E6A> DPReview news forum has a thread on it. It probably means that I have way too much time on my hands, but looking at the latest teaser pics, there is some sort of lever there - mechanical lever. I don't see anything like that on XPAN I/II, Epson R-D1, Contax G1/G2, Bessa Rs, or even the old Contax II/III. However, it looks rather like the frameline preview selector on the Leica M6/M7 (and others?) OMG - what if Contax releases a M7 clone with the T* Biogon? Digital of course.... Or may be it's just a new line of lens with the M mount. How sweet is that? (From the previous teaser pics, we know it has a Biogon, shutter or aperture dials on top and a bottom that looks very much like the M already, prompting guesses that it would be a re-badged Epson R-D1 ala Rollei 35RF rebadging of the R2) // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)