Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] Rangefinder news - Digital Zeiss RF by 2009??
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Mar 31 23:59:36 2008

> At 12:54 AM -0400 4/1/08, Mark Rabiner 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Its a  block box with writing which says its an April fools day joke.
>> 
>> My guess is though the reality of a Zeiss Cosina digital camera is 
>> probably
>> immanent and no joke.
>> Sooner than April 1 2008.
> 
> 
> 
> That gives them about 5 minutes by my watch.
> 
Ok 2009
Picky picky

Mark William Rabiner
markrabiner.com



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